アメリカTVドラマにみる謝罪とその受け入れ

This paper observes some examples of apologizing acts from American TV dramas by using Speech Act model suggested by Suszczyńska (1999) and recommends using TV dramas in English teaching. Apologizing is a communication act which tries to maintain or protect harmonious relations between the speaker and the hearer. In foreign language education and learning, it is important to teach/learn the procedure of such a speech act, including the behavior of the hearers.