Teaching and Learning Pragmatics:Where Language and Culture Meet

Description

This book is a practical language teachers' guide that focuses on how to teach socially and culturally appropriate language for effective communication. Moving beyond a purely theoretical approach to pragmatics, the volume offers practical advice to teachers, with hands-on classroom tasks included in every chapter.

Features

· A practical guide with practical examples for use in the classroom - tasks included in every chapter, plus assessment and curricula-guides

· Encourages the use of technology in teaching pragmatics

· Provides a reference to help identify possible causes of learner errors, and choices in cross-cultural communication

Teaching and Learning Pragmatics: Where Language and Culture Meet

Noriko Ishihara & Andrew D. Cohen

Introduction

Grounding in the Teaching and Learning of L2 Pragmatics

Chapter 1 Coming to Terms with Pragmatics (Cohen)

Chapter 2 Teachers' Pragmatics: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practice (Ishihara)

Chapter 3 Collecting Data Reflecting the Pragmatic Use of Language (Ishihara)

Chapter 4 Describing Speech Acts: Linking Research and Pedagogy (Ishihara & Cohen)

Chapter 5 Learners' Pragmatics: Potential Causes of Divergence (Ishihara & Cohen)

The Nuts and Bolts of Pragmatics Instruction

Chapter 6 Theories of Language Acquisition and the Teaching of Pragmatics (Ishihara)

Chapter 7 Class Observation and Teaching Demonstrations (Ishihara)

Chapter 8 Adapting Textbooks for Teaching Pragmatics (Ishihara)

Chapter 9 Discourse, Interaction, and Language Corpora (Cohen & Ishihara)

Chapter 10 Lesson Planning and Teacher-Led Reflections (Ishihara)

Chapter 11 Curriculum Writing for L2 Pragmatics: Principles and Practice in the Teaching of L2 Pragmatics (Ishihara)

Further Issues in the Learning, Teaching, and Assessment of Pragmatics

Chapter 12 Strategies for Learning and Performing Speech Acts (Cohen)

Chapter 13 Incorporating Technology into Pragmatics-Focused Instruction (Ishihara)

Chapter 14 Approaches to Assessing Pragmatic Ability (Cohen)

Chapter 15 Assessment of Pragmatics in the Classroom (Ishihara)