A longitudinal study of pragmatic development among young Chinese L2 learners He Yang

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yang, He (Of Xiamen da xue), author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in education

SpringerBriefs in education 2211-193X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching (Primary)--Foreign speakers.

Second language acquisition.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Singapore Springer [2026]

Summary:

"This book contributes to the existing literature on second language (L2) pragmatics in several ways. It expands the empirical scope of L2 pragmatics to young foreign language learners, a population that remains underrepresented in a field largely shaped by research on adult learners. Drawing on a two-year longitudinal study of Chinese primary school students learning English, the book offers a developmental account of children’s pragmatic competence over time. It examines both pragmatic production and pragmatic perception, showing how young learners develop the ability to produce contextually appropriate requests and how their understanding of pragmatic meanings across a range of speech acts evolves in instructed foreign language contexts. This book covers both theoretical foundations and empirical findings, and integrates discussions of ethical and methodological considerations specific to working with children—an area often overlooked in L2 pragmatics research. Teachers and teacher educators will find the findings particularly relevant, as the book offers insights into how pragmatic competence develops in early foreign language learning contexts and what this means for curriculum design and instructional practice. It also serves as a useful resource for researchers and students in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, child language development, and language education, as well as for policymakers concerned with young language learner instruction"-- Springer Nature Link

Contents:

Theoretical framework in second language pragmatics

Empirical studies of young L2 learners’ pragmatic development

Ethical and methodological considerations in research with children

Methodology

Development of pragmatic production

Development of pragmatic perception

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer Nature Link, viewed July 16, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Yang, He (Of Xiamen da xue) A longitudinal study of pragmatic development among young Chinese L2 learners

ISBN:

9789819231362

9819231361

OCLC:

1603171375

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