Predicting Written Language Competence and Pragmatics in Students at Risk of Reading Disability in Oman Using Teacher Report Data
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Fatma Alkaf; Mahmoud Mohamed Emam; Rashid Almehrizi; Ali-Mahdi Kazem; Gary A. Troia; Muna Al-Bulushi – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2024
This study investigated whether teachers' observations of pragmatic language competence predict literacy skills (and the reverse) in students referred for reading disabilities in Oman. A sample of 574 at-risk children between 7 and 12 years old participated. Teachers rated students' pragmatic language, reading, and written expression. Results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Written Language, Language Skills, Pragmatics
Pragmatic Skills in Late Adulthood
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Maria Alice Baraldi; Filippo Domaneschi – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2024
Research investigating pragmatic abilities in healthy aging suggests that both production and comprehension might be compromised; however, it is not clear how pragmatic abilities evolve in late adulthood, as well as when difficulties are more likely to arise. The aim of this study is to investigate the decline of pragmatic skills in aging, and to…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Skills, Ability, Aging (Individuals)
An Analysis of Pragmatic Content in EFL Textbooks for Young Learners in Croatia
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Eva Jakupcevic; Mihajla Cavar Portolan – Language Teaching Research, 2024
Pragmatic competence is an essential element of communicative competence, which makes it relevant for speakers of all ages, including young language learners (YLLs). Despite the recognized importance of pragmatics, research of textbooks for adult second language (L2) learners to date has found them lacking in their approach to this key aspect of…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
An Individual Differences Perspective on Pragmatic Abilities in the Preschool Years
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Bohn, Manuel; Tessler, Michael Henry; Kordt, Clara; Hausmann, Tom; Frank, Michael C. – Developmental Science, 2023
Pragmatic abilities are fundamental to successful language use and learning. Individual differences studies contribute to understanding the psychological processes involved in pragmatic reasoning. Small sample sizes, insufficient measurement tools, and a lack of theoretical precision have hindered progress, however. Three studies addressed these…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Pragmatics, Language Aptitude, Psychological Patterns
Pre-Service English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teachers' Awareness of the Pragmatic Aspect of Language
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Erdem Cosgun, Gamze – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2023
The objective of this survey study was to explore pre-service English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' opinions concerning the pragmatic aspect of language and their awareness of certain pragmatics concepts. Thirty-three pre-service EFL teachers from a state university in Türkiye participated in the study voluntarily. As a data-collection…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Pragmatics
Expressive Pragmatics and Prosody in Young Preschoolers Are More Closely Related to Structural Language than to Mentalizing
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Pronina, Mariia; Prieto, Pilar; Bischetti, Luca; Bambini, Valentina – Language Learning and Development, 2023
Pragmatics lies at the point where language meets the social world and encompasses both the linguistic and the social dimensions of communication. However, the relationship between pragmatic abilities, other language skills, and socio-cognitive aspects such as mentalizing is still a matter of wide debate. This study sets out to investigate the…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Pragmatics, Suprasegmentals, Preschool Children
Multilingual Pragmatic Awareness in Collaborative Writing
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Martinez-Buffa, Ignacio; Safont, Pilar – Language Awareness, 2023
Research on pragmatic awareness of language learners has mainly focused on the target language. As argued by some scholars, a multilingual perspective should also be adopted in the analysis of pragmatic awareness. In fact, existing findings point to the peculiar characteristics of multilingual pragmatic comprehension and awareness. Bearing these…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Pragmatics, Metalinguistics, Language Processing
Pragmatic Deficits in Patients with Schizophrenia and Right Hemisphere Damage: A Pilot Study
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Chakrabarty, Madhushree; Bhattacharya, Kaberi; Chatterjee, Garga; Biswas, Atanu; Ghosal, Malay – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: While pragmatic deficits are well documented in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and right hemisphere damage (RHD), there is a paucity of research comparing the pragmatic deficits of these two groups. Do they experience similar cognitive dysfunction or is there a dissociation between the two patient groups? Aims: To investigate the…
Descriptors: Patients, Schizophrenia, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments
English Preparatory School Learners' Pragmatic Motivation in a Studyabroad Setting
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Aycan Kaderli; Özge Razi – SAGE Open, 2023
Numerous language-learning variables play a crucial role in students' pragmatic competence development. However, amongst many of these variables, factors like age, gender, and proficiency level have not been extensively researched. Specifically, domains like Motivation and its role in pragmatic development are understudied. This study aims to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Study Abroad
A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Second Language Pragmatics Instruction
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Wei Ren; Shaofeng Li; Xiaoxuan Lü – Applied Linguistics, 2023
This study investigates the effects of instruction on second language (L2) pragmatic competence and the factors that moderate the effectiveness of pragmatics instruction. A comprehensive literature search yielded 29 primary studies that involved 1,898 L2 learners, generating 54 effect sizes for between-group contrasts. Aggregated results showed…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Pragmatics, Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods
The Development of Pragmatics in Morris's Behavioral Semiotics: Semiotic Perspective
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Niu, Min; Dechsubha, Thawascha – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022
Many pragmaticists claimed that pragmatics developed mainly from 1970s and 1980s, taking the emergence of its series of pragmatic theories (e.g., Cooperative Principle, Conversation Implicature, Relevance Theory, etc.), methodology, and the official issue of "Journal of Pragmatics" (1977) in Amsterdam as its marks. However, few scholars…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Pragmatics, Linguistic Theory, Comparative Analysis
Pragmatic Discourse of Givenness through A-Movement Constructions of Thai EFL Learners
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Abhinan Wongkittiporn – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2024
The current study examined Thai EFL Mattayom learners' pragmatic discourse of givenness via A-movement constructions. While previous studies focused on Thai undergraduate students and their error production in passive voice, this study innovatively contributes to the field by selecting a different group of participants. The participants in this…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Teaching the Pragmatics of English as an International Language: A Focus on Pragmatic Markers
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Sánchez-Hernández, Ariadna; Martínez-Flor, Alicia – Language Teaching Research, 2022
The current era of globalization and emergence of English as an international language (EIL) has brought about new opportunities for L2 pragmatic learning and teaching. The common view of pragmatic learning as an approximation to native-likeness is changing towards conceiving pragmatic ability as a tool to interact with people of different…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Formulaic Language in the Acquisition of L2 Pragmatic Competence in a Community-Based Classroom
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Zavialova, Alisa – TESL-EJ, 2023
Pragmatic formulas have been recognized as linguistic building blocks necessary for successful speech act performance. Current approaches to speech act teaching overlook pragmatic formulas, promoting an incomplete view of pragmatics instruction. This paper reports on the results of a classroom-based study in which a formula-enhanced treatment…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Context and Pragmatics
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Jiangli, Su – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
By exploring the faces of context from the perspective of components, knowledge and cognition, this article concludes that context is at the core of pragmatic studies, which examines how context contributes to meaning and pragmatics will gain momentum when linguists and non-linguists tap into the field of context.
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Context Effect, Linguistics, Language Research
Peer reviewedDirect linkFatma Alkaf; Mahmoud Mohamed Emam; Rashid Almehrizi; Ali-Mahdi Kazem; Gary A. Troia; Muna Al-Bulushi – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2024
This study investigated whether teachers' observations of pragmatic language competence predict literacy skills (and the reverse) in students referred for reading disabilities in Oman. A sample of 574 at-risk children between 7 and 12 years old participated. Teachers rated students' pragmatic language, reading, and written expression. Results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Written Language, Language Skills, Pragmatics
Pragmatic Skills in Late Adulthood
Peer reviewedDirect linkMaria Alice Baraldi; Filippo Domaneschi – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2024
Research investigating pragmatic abilities in healthy aging suggests that both production and comprehension might be compromised; however, it is not clear how pragmatic abilities evolve in late adulthood, as well as when difficulties are more likely to arise. The aim of this study is to investigate the decline of pragmatic skills in aging, and to…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Skills, Ability, Aging (Individuals)
An Analysis of Pragmatic Content in EFL Textbooks for Young Learners in Croatia
Peer reviewedDirect linkEva Jakupcevic; Mihajla Cavar Portolan – Language Teaching Research, 2024
Pragmatic competence is an essential element of communicative competence, which makes it relevant for speakers of all ages, including young language learners (YLLs). Despite the recognized importance of pragmatics, research of textbooks for adult second language (L2) learners to date has found them lacking in their approach to this key aspect of…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
An Individual Differences Perspective on Pragmatic Abilities in the Preschool Years
Peer reviewedDirect linkBohn, Manuel; Tessler, Michael Henry; Kordt, Clara; Hausmann, Tom; Frank, Michael C. – Developmental Science, 2023
Pragmatic abilities are fundamental to successful language use and learning. Individual differences studies contribute to understanding the psychological processes involved in pragmatic reasoning. Small sample sizes, insufficient measurement tools, and a lack of theoretical precision have hindered progress, however. Three studies addressed these…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Pragmatics, Language Aptitude, Psychological Patterns
Pre-Service English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teachers' Awareness of the Pragmatic Aspect of Language
Peer reviewedDownload full textErdem Cosgun, Gamze – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2023
The objective of this survey study was to explore pre-service English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' opinions concerning the pragmatic aspect of language and their awareness of certain pragmatics concepts. Thirty-three pre-service EFL teachers from a state university in Türkiye participated in the study voluntarily. As a data-collection…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Pragmatics
Expressive Pragmatics and Prosody in Young Preschoolers Are More Closely Related to Structural Language than to Mentalizing
Peer reviewedDirect linkPronina, Mariia; Prieto, Pilar; Bischetti, Luca; Bambini, Valentina – Language Learning and Development, 2023
Pragmatics lies at the point where language meets the social world and encompasses both the linguistic and the social dimensions of communication. However, the relationship between pragmatic abilities, other language skills, and socio-cognitive aspects such as mentalizing is still a matter of wide debate. This study sets out to investigate the…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Pragmatics, Suprasegmentals, Preschool Children
Multilingual Pragmatic Awareness in Collaborative Writing
Peer reviewedDirect linkMartinez-Buffa, Ignacio; Safont, Pilar – Language Awareness, 2023
Research on pragmatic awareness of language learners has mainly focused on the target language. As argued by some scholars, a multilingual perspective should also be adopted in the analysis of pragmatic awareness. In fact, existing findings point to the peculiar characteristics of multilingual pragmatic comprehension and awareness. Bearing these…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Pragmatics, Metalinguistics, Language Processing
Pragmatic Deficits in Patients with Schizophrenia and Right Hemisphere Damage: A Pilot Study
Peer reviewedDirect linkChakrabarty, Madhushree; Bhattacharya, Kaberi; Chatterjee, Garga; Biswas, Atanu; Ghosal, Malay – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: While pragmatic deficits are well documented in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and right hemisphere damage (RHD), there is a paucity of research comparing the pragmatic deficits of these two groups. Do they experience similar cognitive dysfunction or is there a dissociation between the two patient groups? Aims: To investigate the…
Descriptors: Patients, Schizophrenia, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments
English Preparatory School Learners' Pragmatic Motivation in a Studyabroad Setting
Peer reviewedDirect linkAycan Kaderli; Özge Razi – SAGE Open, 2023
Numerous language-learning variables play a crucial role in students' pragmatic competence development. However, amongst many of these variables, factors like age, gender, and proficiency level have not been extensively researched. Specifically, domains like Motivation and its role in pragmatic development are understudied. This study aims to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Study Abroad
A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Second Language Pragmatics Instruction
Peer reviewedDirect linkWei Ren; Shaofeng Li; Xiaoxuan Lü – Applied Linguistics, 2023
This study investigates the effects of instruction on second language (L2) pragmatic competence and the factors that moderate the effectiveness of pragmatics instruction. A comprehensive literature search yielded 29 primary studies that involved 1,898 L2 learners, generating 54 effect sizes for between-group contrasts. Aggregated results showed…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Pragmatics, Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods
The Development of Pragmatics in Morris's Behavioral Semiotics: Semiotic Perspective
Peer reviewedDownload full textNiu, Min; Dechsubha, Thawascha – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022
Many pragmaticists claimed that pragmatics developed mainly from 1970s and 1980s, taking the emergence of its series of pragmatic theories (e.g., Cooperative Principle, Conversation Implicature, Relevance Theory, etc.), methodology, and the official issue of "Journal of Pragmatics" (1977) in Amsterdam as its marks. However, few scholars…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Pragmatics, Linguistic Theory, Comparative Analysis
Pragmatic Discourse of Givenness through A-Movement Constructions of Thai EFL Learners
Peer reviewedDownload full textAbhinan Wongkittiporn – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2024
The current study examined Thai EFL Mattayom learners' pragmatic discourse of givenness via A-movement constructions. While previous studies focused on Thai undergraduate students and their error production in passive voice, this study innovatively contributes to the field by selecting a different group of participants. The participants in this…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Teaching the Pragmatics of English as an International Language: A Focus on Pragmatic Markers
Peer reviewedDirect linkSánchez-Hernández, Ariadna; Martínez-Flor, Alicia – Language Teaching Research, 2022
The current era of globalization and emergence of English as an international language (EIL) has brought about new opportunities for L2 pragmatic learning and teaching. The common view of pragmatic learning as an approximation to native-likeness is changing towards conceiving pragmatic ability as a tool to interact with people of different…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Formulaic Language in the Acquisition of L2 Pragmatic Competence in a Community-Based Classroom
Peer reviewedDownload full textZavialova, Alisa – TESL-EJ, 2023
Pragmatic formulas have been recognized as linguistic building blocks necessary for successful speech act performance. Current approaches to speech act teaching overlook pragmatic formulas, promoting an incomplete view of pragmatics instruction. This paper reports on the results of a classroom-based study in which a formula-enhanced treatment…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Context and Pragmatics
Peer reviewedDownload full textJiangli, Su – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
By exploring the faces of context from the perspective of components, knowledge and cognition, this article concludes that context is at the core of pragmatic studies, which examines how context contributes to meaning and pragmatics will gain momentum when linguists and non-linguists tap into the field of context.
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Context Effect, Linguistics, Language Research
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