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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. Readers will be able to: - 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.

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PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-101408204576

ISBN-139781408204573

eBay Product ID (ePID)109566641

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Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTeaching and Learning Pragmatics : Where Language and Culture Meet

Publication Year2010

SubjectStudy & Teaching, General, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Linguistics / Psycholinguistics, Linguistics / General, Linguistics / Pragmatics

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

AuthorAndrew D. Cohen, Noriko Ishihara

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.6 in

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LCCN2009-050137

Dewey Edition22

Target AudienceCollege Audience

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal401/.45071

Lc Classification NumberP99.4.P72i85 2010

Table of ContentTeaching 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) Conclusion

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Teaching and Learning Pragmatics : Where Language and Culture Meet by Andrew D. Cohen and Noriko Ishihara (2010, Trade Paperback)