Profiling Pragmatic Competence of Foreign Language Learners

Marija Kusevska; Biljana Ivanovska; Nina Daskalovska; Tatjana Ulanska

doi:10.1515/rjes-2016-0011

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Profiling Pragmatic Competence of Foreign Language Learners

Romanian Journal of English Studies

Volume 13 (2016): Issue 1 (December 2016)

By: Marija Kusevska, Biljana Ivanovska, Nina Daskalovska and Tatjana Ulanska

Open Access

|Dec 2016

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the components that foreign language learners need to acquire in order to develop their pragmatic competence. This paper presents a description of phase one of an ongoing research project at Goce Delcev University-Stip, Republic of Macedonia, on developing pragmatic competence of foreign language learners. We first define pragmatic competence; then we discuss data collection instruments and procedures; and we conclude with an outlook on further research.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2016-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0428 | Journal ISSN: 1584-3734

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Page range: 79 - 90

Published on: Dec 30, 2016

Published by: West University of Timisoara

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Keywords:

Discourse Completion Test,

explicit instruction,

pragmatic competence,

role play,

speech acts

Related subjects:

Linguistics and semiotics,

Theoretical frameworks and disciplines,

Linguistics, other,

Germanic languages,

English

© 2016 Marija Kusevska, Biljana Ivanovska, Nina Daskalovska, Tatjana Ulanska, published by West University of Timisoara
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