This research aims to know the types of refusal expression during daily
communication process in Darul Istiqomah Islamic Boarding School Barabai, to
describe the strategies of Refusal Expression used by students daring daily
communication process at Darul Istiqomah Islamic Boarding School for Girls
Barabai.
The design of this research is descriptive qualitative. The subject of the
research is Eleventh grade students of SMK Darul Istiqomah Boarding School
Barabai. The technique of data collections was the observation.
The findings of this research showed that there are two types of refusal
expression and three strategies of refusal expression in Darul Istiqomah Islamic
Boarding School. There are two types of refusal expression : direct and indirect
and there are three strategies in refusal : direct, indirect and adjunct to refusal.