Pragmatics in Language Teaching (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)

Cambridge University Press
Edition: 1st Edition, 10/15/2001
EAN 9780521008587, ISBN10: 0521008581

Paperback, 384 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English

Pragmatics in Language Teaching examines the acquisition of language use in social contexts in second and foreign language classrooms. Included are 2 state-of-the-art survey chapters, and 11 chapters reporting the results of empirical research. The empirical studies cover three areas: incidental acquisition of pragmatics in instructed contexts, the effects of instruction in pragmatics, and the assessment of pragmatics ability. The studies address a number of areas in pragmatics, from speech acts and discourse markers to conversational routines and address terms, and represent a range of target languages and contexts in the United States, Asia, and Europe.