Teaching, learning and investigating pragmatics : principles, methods and practices

This volume presents a collection of research papers investigating how to foster the learning and teaching of pragmatic phenomena, as well as how to administer tests that assess pragmatic competence in second/foreign language education with regards to several target languages.

The topics investigated include: speech acts; computer-mediated communication; conversation analysis; pragmatic, intercultural, and emotional competence; native and non-native performance; data collection and instructional methods; needs analysis; and syllabus design and materials development.

The contributions will be of particular interest to linguists, language learners and teachers, teacher trainers, and communication experts.