Teaching and learning pragmatics : where language and culture meet / Noriko Ishihara and Andrew D. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ishihara, Noriko.

Contributor:

Cohen, Andrew D.

Taylor & Francis.

Isaac Norris Library Fund.

Series:

Longman applied linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatics.

Interlanguage (Language learning).

Second language acquisition.

Language and culture--Study and teaching.

Language and culture.

Speech acts (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 370 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson Longman, 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

An understanding of sociocultural context is crucial in second language learning, yet developing this awareness often poses a real challenge to the typical language learner.

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.

Identify possible causes of learner errors and choices in cross-cultural communication

Understand second language acquisition theories that support their classroom practices

Develop a pragmatics-focused instructional component, classroom-based assessments and curricula

Help learners to become more strategic about their learning and performance of speech acts

Incorporate technology into their approach to teaching pragmatics

This book aims to close the gap between what research in pragmatics has found and how language is generally taught today. It will be of interest to all language teachers, graduate students in language teaching and linguistics, teacher educators and developers of materials for teaching language. Book jacket.

Contents:

Coming to terms with pragmatics / (Cohen)

Teachers' pragmatics: knowledge, beliefs, and practice / (Ishihara)

Collecting data reflecting the pragmatic use of language / (Ishihara)

Describing speech acts: linking research and pedagogy /(Ishihara and Cohen)

Learners' pragmatics: potential causes of divergence / (Ishihara and Cohen)

Theories of language acquisition and the teaching of pragmatics / (Ishihara)

Class observation and teaching demonstrations / (Ishihara)

Adapting textbooks for teaching pragmatics / (Ishihara)

Discourse, interaction, and language corpora / (Cohen and Ishihara)

Lesson planning and teacher-led reflection / (Ishihara)

Curriculum writing for l2 pragmatics: principles and practice in the teaching of l2 pragmatics / (Ishihara)

Strategies for learning and performing speech acts / (Cohen)

Incorporating technology into pragmatics-focused instruction / (Ishihara)

Approaches to assessing pragmatic ability / (Cohen)

Assessment of pragmatics in the classroom / (Ishihara).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Isaac Norris Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781315833842

1315833840

Publisher Number:

99970422156

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.