Rahma Bakri. Djihad Bakri, Dr. Hamoudi2023-12-202023-12-202023-06AN/064/2023http://dspace.univ-msila.dz:8080//xmlui/handle/123456789/41753Abstact Gender-related issues and disputes in discourse are common among EFL learners. This study attempts to investigate the two gender perceptions of (im)polite request . The aim of this study is to identify the nature of the link between the studied variables. Moreover, in order to achieve the objectives of this investigation, a descriptive method was used. This paper relies on Brown & Levinson's interpretation of linguistic politeness. The test designed by Mavadat Said and Mohadese Khosravi was adapted in order to collect data from a sample of 30 master two EFL students at Mohammed Boudiaf University of M’sila.enKeywords: politeness, gender, request, politeness strategies, speech act.Thesis