Learning Pragmatics from Native and Nonnative Language Teachers

Andrew D. Cohen

Published by Multilingual Matters 2018

Learning Pragmatics from Native and Nonnative Language Teachers

Andrew D. Cohen

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781783099931

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About this book

This book focuses on how both nonnative and native teachers may enhance their handling of target language pragmatics in the classroom and provides ideas that both sets of teachers may draw on to compensate for gaps in their knowledge. Focus is also given to learner strategies and motivation, technological advances, assessment and research methods.

Author / Editor information

Cohen Andrew D. :

Andrew D. Cohen is Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, USA. He has published extensively in the areas of pragmatics, language assessment, and language learner strategies, and frequently presents his research at international conferences. He was the recipient of the 2006 Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award from the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). He is also a hyperpolyglot, currently learning his 13th language, Mandarin.

Reviews

This innovative book takes a fresh perspective on learning, teaching and assessing pragmatics. It manages to be both scholarly and highly practical, and its coverage of pragmatics instruction by non-native speaker teachers makes a unique and much needed contribution to the field.

This book is a significant and timely contribution to the area of teaching pragmatics. Being aware that it is difficult to define what native and nonnative speaker means, Cohen’s book takes a close look at teaching and learning pragmatics, providing material in a number of different languages and cultures. It will be read with interest by any teacher educator and researcher.

This book is a timely addition to the field, helping us move from the native-nonnative distinction to native-nonnative collaboration when teaching pragmatics in a language classroom. A variety of personal experiences and episodes used to illustrate theories, research, and practice make the content of pragmatics fully accessible to teachers and students. This book is the ideal companion for practitioners and researchers who wish to gain a thorough understanding of issues related to pragmatics learning in a global context.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acronyms Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1. An Introduction to Pragmatics for Learners and Teachers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Development of Pragmatic Ability: with Lauren Wyner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
3. The Handling of Pragmatics by Native and Nonnative Teachers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
4. What Native and Nonnative Teachers Know About Pragmatics and What They Report Doing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
5. Basic Issues in the Teaching of Pragmatics: with Lauren Wyner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
6. Ideas for Teaching Pragmatics and for Motivating Learners Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
7. The Role of Technology in Teaching and Learning Pragmatics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
8. The Learning of Pragmatics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
9. The Assessment of Pragmatics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
10. Researching Pragmatics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
11. Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
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Author Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
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