Pragmatic Failure Revisited: Jaworski's (1994) Study in a New Light

Autor/in	Shleykina, Galina
Titel	Pragmatic Failure Revisited: Jaworski's (1994) Study in a New Light
Quelle	In: Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 7 (2021) 1, S.303-315 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shleykina, Galina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2149-1135
Schlagwörter	Pragmatics; Language Usage; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Official Languages; Global Approach; Language Role; Communicative Competence (Languages); Communication Problems; Native Language; Russian; Language Research; Speech Acts; Polish; Discourse Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pragmalinguistik; Sprachgebrauch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Office language; Amtssprache; Globales Denken; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Kommunikationsbarriere; Russisch; Sprachforschung; Sprechakt; Polnisch; Diskursanalyse
Abstract	In the current conditions of globalization and the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF), the notions of pragmatic competence and appropriateness as well as pragmatic failure become of paramount importance to the language learners and instructors. The current article discusses these questions through an approximate replication of Jaworski's (1994) study of pragmatic failure in responses to English greetings by Polish English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. The need for the replication arises from the lack of studies addressing pragmatic failure of EFL learners and the need to approach pragmatic behaviour of EFL learners in the conditions of ELF. The replication duplicates the methods of data collection and analysis of the original study but alters the native language (L1) of the participants and expands the study through the analysis of responses and the ratings. The data consists of Russian EFL learners' responses to the "How are you?" greeting question in the examination context. The results showed that Russian EFL learners achieve pragmatical success: the majority of the responses was rated as appropriate by the English native speakers. It is concluded that the original study's concern with teaching pragmatics should be applied and investigated in greater details focusing on ELF. Additionally, the notions of pragmatic competence and pragmatic failure need to be reevaluated and applied in the context of ELF. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Anafartalar Campus Faculty of Education Department of Foreign Language Education, Canakkale 07100, Turkey. e-mail: editor@ejal.info; Website: https://www.ejal.info/index.php/ejal
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Update	2024/1/01