Developing Intercultural Perspectives on Language Use : : Exploring Pragmatics and Culture in Foreign Language Learning / / Troy McConachy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: McConachy, Troy,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Many language teachers recognise the importance of integrating intercultural learning into language learning, but how this can be best achieved is not always apparent. This is particularly the case in foreign language learning contexts where teachers are working with a prescribed textbook and opportunities to use the language outside the classroom are limited. This book argues that teachers can work creatively with conventional resources and utilise classroom experiences in order to help learners interpret aspects of communication in insightful ways and develop awareness of the influence of cultural assumptions and values on language use. The book provides extensive analysis of a range of classroom interactions to demonstrate how teachers and learners can work together to construct opportunities for intercultural learning through reflection on pragmatics.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Pragmatics and Culture in Communicative Language Teaching -- 2. Linking Pragmatics and Intercultural Language Learning -- 3. Developing a View of Language Use as Social Action -- 4. Reflection on Experience as a Resource for Intercultural Learning -- 5. Combining Performance and Reflection for Learning -- 6. Developing Intercultural Perspectives on Language Use -- Conclusion -- References -- Index