Fostering the pragmatic competence of Yemeni EFL learners : the need for instructional and pedagogical intervention
Author
Al-Iriani, Abd Allah Ali Muhammad
Source
Alandalus Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 10 (30 Apr. 2016), pp.37-60, 24 p.
Publisher
Alandalus University for Science and Technology
Publication Date
2016-04-30
Country of Publication
Yemen
No. of Pages
24
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
With every new study, there is a new contribution to our current understanding of second and foreign language teaching.
Recently, new theories based on interlanguage pragmatics research have meant a reappraisal of the way language is used in the classroom.
For Arab learners of English, the classroom is the only existing resource of target language (TL) input.
This hard fact leads to difficulties and sometimes failure in communicative proficiency in English.
Such pragmatic failure is attributed to various reasons such as the context of foreign language (FL) where they learn the use of English, and their loyalty to the native language and culture.
In an effort to support the Arab learners of English in avoiding miscommunication and its negative consequences at the personal and social level, this paper focuses on the importance of raising the pragmatic knowledge of these learners.
To this end, research in second language (SL) acquisition maintains that through instruction, SL or FL learners could be equipped with the necessary pragmatic norms and conventions of the TL as the instructed learners outperform the uninstructed ones .
American Psychological Association (APA)
Al-Iriani, Abd Allah Ali Muhammad. 2016. Fostering the pragmatic competence of Yemeni EFL learners : the need for instructional and pedagogical intervention. Alandalus Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences،Vol. 3, no. 10, pp.37-60.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-718540
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Al-Iriani, Abd Allah Ali Muhammad. Fostering the pragmatic competence of Yemeni EFL learners : the need for instructional and pedagogical intervention. Alandalus Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences Vol. 3, no. 10 (Apr. 2016), pp.37-60.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-718540
American Medical Association (AMA)
Al-Iriani, Abd Allah Ali Muhammad. Fostering the pragmatic competence of Yemeni EFL learners : the need for instructional and pedagogical intervention. Alandalus Journal for Humanities and Social Sciences. 2016. Vol. 3, no. 10, pp.37-60.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-718540
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 57-60
Record ID
BIM-718540