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Measuring Second Language Pragmatic Competence
Extending earlier work on grammar, this book investigates the development of tests measuring second language learners’ implicit and explicit pragmatic abilities in English. It reports detailed analyses of the use of the tests with two groups of learners and in studies investigating study abroad and the effects of instruction.Rod Ellis +3 more
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TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE
Teaching English as a second language (TESL) has evolved significantly over the years, with a growing emphasis on communicative competence. Pragmatic competence, a crucial aspect of communication, has gained attention for its role in enabling learners to use language appropriately in various social contexts.openaire +1 more source
Pragmatic Competence as Filter
2018This programmatic paper is an attempt to connect some worries in the philosophy of language with some traditional views in artificial intelligence. After a short introduction to the notion of context in philosophy (§1), starting from the inventor of mathematical logic, Gottlob Frege, I list three debates in the philosophy of language where the solution
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Pragmatic competence in virtual environments
Abstract Virtual environments (VE) can mimic the dimensions that native speakers take into account in authentic social interactions and are one of the instructional conditions that can promote pragmatic competence.openaire +1 more source