Book contents
- Intercultural Communication and Language Pedagogy
- Intercultural Communication and Language Pedagogy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Theoretical and Methodological Foundations
- Part II Pedagogical Implementation
- Chapter 4 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Vocabulary
- Chapter 5 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Grammar
- Chapter 6 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Pragmatics
- Chapter 7 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Paralinguistic Features
- Chapter 8 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Nonverbal Communication
- Chapter 9 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Cultural Knowledge
- Chapter 10 Assessing Intercultural Communication
- Part III Intercultural Communication and the Personal Journey
- Appendix Curricular Plans for Teaching with an Intercultural Communication Orientation
- References
- Index
Chapter 6 - Intercultural Communication: Teaching Pragmatics
from Part II - Pedagogical Implementation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 August 2020
- Intercultural Communication and Language Pedagogy
- Intercultural Communication and Language Pedagogy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Theoretical and Methodological Foundations
- Part II Pedagogical Implementation
- Chapter 4 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Vocabulary
- Chapter 5 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Grammar
- Chapter 6 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Pragmatics
- Chapter 7 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Paralinguistic Features
- Chapter 8 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Nonverbal Communication
- Chapter 9 Intercultural Communication: Teaching Cultural Knowledge
- Chapter 10 Assessing Intercultural Communication
- Part III Intercultural Communication and the Personal Journey
- Appendix Curricular Plans for Teaching with an Intercultural Communication Orientation
- References
- Index
Summary
Pragmatics refers to the way we understand and use language in social situations. For example, language choices we make express social roles and distance, power status, age, gender, and identity. These language choices have an effect on our interlocutors as we communicate. They can also lead to pragmatic mishaps, which are actually responsible for the majority of L2/Lx miscommunication (Bardovi-Harlig & Dörnyei, 1998). In order to set the stage for an interculturally oriented curriculum that emphasizes pragmatics, this chapter reviews research on L2 pragmatics, what it is, and how to teach it in the L2/Lx classroom. Speech acts, conventional expressions, Gricean maxims, politeness and impoliteness, as well as humor are included in the discussion. The chapter concludes with practical suggestions for teaching L2/Lx pragmatics with an intercultural communication orientation and sample language teaching activities.
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- Intercultural Communication and Language PedagogyFrom Theory To Practice, pp. 130 - 152Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020