Researching and Teaching Second Language Speech Acts in the Chinese Context
This book contributes to the literature of interlanguage pragmatics by building an interface between researching and teaching speech acts in the Chinese context. It is written for researchers, language educators, classroom teachers and readers who are int
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Researching and Teaching Second Language Speech Acts in the Chinese Context
Researching and Teaching Second Language Speech Acts in the Chinese Context
Cynthia Lee
Researching and Teaching Second Language Speech Acts in the Chinese Context
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Cynthia Lee The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam, Hong Kong Island Hong Kong
ISBN 978-981-10-8979-4 ISBN 978-981-10-8980-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8980-0
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Preface
Kasper and Schmidt (1996) first used the term interlanguage pragmatics (ILP) to refer to language learners’ or non-native speakers’ interactional, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic competence and ability to make certain choices when they perform a certain act. ILP is a component of second language acquisition, and the main focus of ILP research is on the production, comprehension, and development of speech acts in various languages and cultures. Recent research has focused on a few types of speech act performances of second language (L2) learners from cross-cultural, cross-linguistic, and developmental perspectives. Further to this, multiple personal and contextual factors that influence the use of speech acts have been investigated. All these findings have informed instructional design and the importance of understanding L2 learners’ interlanguage pragmatic performances. Among the myriad personal and contextual factors, learners’ own cultural norms and values have been found to be influential, shaping L2 speech act behavior and production. Culture, in Chang
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