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50 Years of ERIC
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The Effect of Instruction on Conventional Expressions in L2 Pragmatics
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Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen; Vellenga, Heidi E. – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
This study investigates the effects of instruction (input plus focused metapragmatic noticing) on the oral production of conventional expressions, particularly those conventional expressions which perform specific pragmatic functions in English. Using a pre-test-instruction-post-test design we tested 36 university-level students in six intact…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Linguistic Input
L2 Pragmatic Awareness: Evidence from the ESL Classroom
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Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen; Griffin, Robert – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2005
This paper reports on the results of a pragmatics awareness activity in an ESL classroom held before learners received formal instruction in pragmatics. Five intact ESL classes consisting of 43 students from 18 language backgrounds participated in this activity. During the activity, learners worked in pairs to identify pragmatic infelicities in…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, Semantics, English (Second Language), Pragmatics