Teaching, Learning and Investigating Pragmatics: Principles, Methods and Practices

By: Sara Gesuato, Francesca Bianchi, Winnie Cheng

This volume presents a collection of research papers investigating how to foster the learning and teaching of pragmatic phenomena, as well as how to administer tests that assess pragmatic competence in second/foreign language education with regards to several target languages. The topics investigated include: speech acts; computer-mediated communication; conversation analysis; pragmatic, intercultural, and emotional competence; native and non-native performance; data collection and instructional methods; needs analysis; and syllabus design and materials development. The contributions will be of particular interest to linguists, language learners and teachers, teacher trainers, and communication experts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1443877190
• ISBN13: 9781443877190
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Length: 565 Pages
• Weight: 2.87 lbs.