The Pragmatics of Intercultural Communicative Competence
eBook - ePub

The Pragmatics of Intercultural Communicative Competence

Language Use and Intercultural Understanding in Foreign Language and Study Abroad Contexts

  1. 225 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Pragmatics of Intercultural Communicative Competence

Language Use and Intercultural Understanding in Foreign Language and Study Abroad Contexts

About this book

This book presents a pragmatic perspective on the development of intercultural communicative competence and intercultural understanding by language learners in the foreign language classroom and in study abroad contexts. Using data from role-play interactions, intercultural episodes and student reflections, including both US learners of Spanish and multilingual learners of other languages, the book examines how a focus on pragmatics and metapragmatic awareness aids the development of intercultural competence. It also addresses current topics such as intercultural impoliteness, the negotiation of and reflection on speech acts at the discourse level, pragmatic competence, agency and pragmatic resistance. The book concludes with a reflection on what it means to be an intercultural speaker along with suggestions for both teaching and assessment.

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Yes, you can access The Pragmatics of Intercultural Communicative Competence by J. César Félix-Brasdefer in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Teaching Language Arts. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Figures and Tables
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Transcription Conventions
  10. Introduction
  11. 1. Intercultural Communicative Competence as Language Use: A Pragmatic Perspective
  12. 2. Pragmatic Competence and Metapragmatic Awareness in Intercultural Understanding
  13. 3. Pragmatic-Discursive Perspective on Language Use and Intercultural Understanding
  14. 4. Pragmatic Learning and Intercultural Understanding in the Foreign Language Classroom
  15. 5. Negotiating Refusals: Sociopragmatic Awareness and Insights from Study Abroad Learners
  16. 6. Intercultural Impoliteness, Reflexive Awareness, and Agency in Study Abroad Contexts
  17. Conclusion
  18. References
  19. Index