Changes in social situations and the development of science and technology from the late 20th century to the early 21st century have prompted major reforms in the method and purpose of foreign language education. Under such circumstances, previous studies on social interactions have made it clear that smooth communication is established, not only through the observance of the rules in language use, but also through interactions between speakers and listeners in certain contexts. This symposium intends to focus on the assumption that the appropriate use of pragmatic strategies is considered to contribute efficient communication between interactants not only in the context of second language interactions (cf. Gass and Selinker 2008), but also in the context of lingua franca interactions. Throughout the symposium, the contributors will provide the audience with the chance to consider how, and to what extent, the instructors should apply the findings of pragmatic research to foreign language education. By clarifying the multidimensional negotiation of pragmatic and strategic aspects related to language use in conversational dialogue through research on the pragmatic behaviors mainly in pedagogic and academic settings, each paper will bring up issues on how to deal with pragmatic aspects of foreign language instruction and acquisition.
Room 1 AILA 2021 aila2021@gcb.nlChanges in social situations and the development of science and technology from the late 20th century to the early 21st century have prompted major reforms in the method and purpose of foreign language education. Under such circumstances, previous studies on social interactions have made it clear that smooth communication is established, not only through the observance of the rules in language use, but also through interactions between speakers and listeners in certain contexts. This symposium intends to focus on the assumption that the appropriate use of pragmatic strategies is considered to contribute efficient communication between interactants not only in the context of second language interactions (cf. Gass and Selinker 2008), but also in the context of lingua franca interactions. Throughout the symposium, the contributors will provide the audience with the chance to consider how, and to what extent, the instructors should apply the findings of pragmatic research to foreign language education. By clarifying the multidimensional negotiation of pragmatic and strategic aspects related to language use in conversational dialogue through research on the pragmatic behaviors mainly in pedagogic and academic settings, each paper will bring up issues on how to deal with pragmatic aspects of foreign language instruction and acquisition.
Júlia Barón
MLuz Celaya
Aika Miura
John Campbell-Larsen
Lala Takeda
