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- Title
The Importance of Pragmatics in English Language Teaching.
- Authors
Mugheri, Nadir Ali; Qureshi, Pir Ayaz Ali; Mugheri, Roshan Ali
- Abstract
Conveying something to others with the help of exchanging of information by speaking is actually a method of pragmatics. The sense we get from the communication contains verbal and non-verbal essentials which show a discrepancy in line with the perspective to the rapport flanked by speakers as well as to a number of other societal aspects. Its vibrant expansion formulates English a global tongue (language) which fastens nations everywhere in the world. Consequently, English can be looked upon as the general spotlight of every English speaking man and woman that does not carve up either a linguistic or a civilization. In fact, people speak English in different situations & elevations of correspondence or intercommunication. Thus English speaking people ought to know several pragmatic basics as to keep ones away from misapprehensions at the time of communication. However, the maximum usage of English has need of a pragmatic proficiency that would assist all those aspirants who learn or speak this language as L2 (Second language). Thomas explained pragmatic ability like this that "the competence to examine language within a cognizant mode." (Brown, 2007). So the Pragmatic competence passes on towards the capability in order to understand, assemble expressions which are correct as well as suitable to the societal as well as civilizing state of affairs exchanging of information by speaking takes place. Pragmatics competence ought to be a foremost target for those people who are ESL (English as Second language) teachers, which at the same time characterize an exigent task also.
- Subjects
ENGLISH language education; PRAGMATICS; ENGLISH dialects; ENGLISH as a foreign language; LANGUAGE ability
- Publication
Language in India, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 6, p112
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article