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Author Schauer, Gila A

Title Interlanguage pragmatic development : the study abroad context / Gila A. Schauer
Published London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) : illustrations
Contents List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 A Review of the Literature; 3 Data Collection Techniques in Interlanguage Pragmatics; 4 Methodology; 5 Development of Pragmatic Awareness; 6 Development of Pragmatic Production: Request Strategies; 7 Development of Pragmatic Production: Internal Request Modifi cation; 8 Development of Pragmatic Production: External Request Modification; 9 Summary and Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index
Summary Gila Schauer's study of interlanguage pragmatic development in English is situated in the context of studying abroad. It is the first book-length study of a common occurrence worldwide, but one that has not received the focus it deserves. Schauer examines the interlanguage pragmatic development of German learners of English at a British University over the course of a year. The focus is not only on the learners' productive pragmatic development, but also on their pragmatic awareness, which is compared with their grammatical awareness. The analysis undertaken is both qualitative and quantitativ
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-247) and index
Notes English
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Subject Interlanguage (Language learning)
Pragmatics.
Second language acquisition.
pragmatics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Psycholinguistics.
Interlanguage (Language learning)
Pragmatics
Second language acquisition
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2009281216
ISBN 9781441159533
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