Principles for Pragmatics Teaching: "Apologies" in the EFL Classroom

Autor/in	Limberg, Holger
Titel	Principles for Pragmatics Teaching: "Apologies" in the EFL Classroom
Quelle	In: ELT Journal, 69 (2015) 3, S.275-285 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-0893
DOI	10.1093/elt/ccv012
Schlagwörter	Pragmatics; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Intercultural Communication; Communicative Competence (Languages); Grammar; Class Activities; Cultural Awareness; Language Research; Task Analysis; Educational Objectives; Vocabulary Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pragmalinguistik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Grammatik; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Sprachforschung; Aufgabenanalyse; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Wortschatzarbeit
Abstract	Intercultural Communicative Competence is a paramount goal of modern foreign language teaching. It is the ability to communicate in culturally sensitive and contextually appropriate ways with speakers from other cultures. Being able to apologize is one component of this competence. Uttering apologies allows learners to rectify breaches of social norms in order to restore social harmony and maintain rapport with others. This pragmatic competence is gradually acquired in one's foreign language education, alongside the building blocks of the foreign language, viz. grammar and lexis. Even though the teaching of pragmatics is a complex undertaking and often challenging to plan in a systematic way, teachers can follow certain principles when designing tasks and preparing lessons in which learners' apology competence is targeted. This article provides a synthesis of relevant research findings on apologies and suggests principles for tasks and activities in the classroom that help to attain pragmatic teaching goals. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01