Interlanguage Pragmatics in SLA

1. Pragmatic transfer does occur between L1 to L2

2. Pragmatic Transfer

2.1. Much debate on topic

2.2. Many believe that other factors are also at play

3. Instructed Learning in L2 Pragmatic

3.1. Pragmatic awareness should be a focus in the classroom

3.2. Pragmatics should be explicitly taught in the classroom

3.3. Most aspects of pragmatics are teachable and instruction is more beneficial than no instruction.

4. Research has shown environment to be a significant factor when acquiring pragmatic input.

4.1. Teachers should strive to recreate the target environmen

4.2. The target language can be accessed through media and literature but it is difficult to acquire pragmatic norms this way

4.3. The relationship between pragmatic and communicative abilites should be focused on one unit not separate entities.

5. How non-natives interact with language

5.1. How they acquire L2 pragmatic knowledge

6. Research has been conducted on the learning process

6.1. cross-sectional studies

6.2. longitudinal studies

6.3. pragmatic transfer

6.4. instructional learning of L2 pragmatics

7. Study focuses on second language learning

7.1. Teachers present using conditions

8. Interlanguage Pragmatics

8.1. sociolinguistic