Pragmatics for Language Educators -

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Auteur(s) : Collectif

Editeur : Taylor & Francis Ltd

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/08/2011

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 334

Expédition : 541

Dimensions : 22.8 x 15.1 x 2.7

ISBN : 0415801168

Résumé :

This text makes pragmatics accessible to a wide range of language professionals through explanations of topics and concepts that are often difficult for uninitiated readers, a wealth of examples, and attention to the needs of readers who are non-native English speakers.- Arnulfo G. Ramirez, The Modern Language Journal

Biographie:

Virginia LoCastro has worked in the United States, Canada, Japan, Slovakia, and Mexico as a teacher and researcher in the fields of sociolinguistics and language education, most recently as Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Academic Spoken English and Academic Written English Programs, University of Florida, and has published widely on ESL/EFL pedagogy and teacher development.

Sommaire:

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of transcription conventions

I. What is pragmatics?

1. Defining the territory

2. Principles of pragmatic meaning

3. Sociolinguistic theories of pragmatic meaning

II. Core areas of pragmatics

4. Cross-cultural pragmatics

5. Interlanguage pragmatics

6. Politeness

7. Interactional construction of identity

8. Institutional Talk

9. Language, gender, and power

10. Classroom pragmatic development

III. Research in sociopragmatics

11. Guidelines for small sociopragmatics projects

12. Ideas for research projects in socipragmatics

IV. Conclusion

13. Pragmatic competence in our diverse world