Yoon, Kyung-Joo (2008). An alternative model for the development of pragmatic competence. 언어연구 [The Journal of Studies in Language], 24(1), 125-148.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18627/jslg.24.1.200805.125 / Open access
Abstract:
With the ever increasing acknowledgement of the significant role played by pragmatic competence in second language acquisition (SLA), there is a growing need for practical models of pragmatic instruction in the L2 classroom. The author critically reviews research on pragmatic competence in SLA and argues in favour of an integrative model inspired by work in the field of cross-cultural communication and ethnopragmatics.
The proposal, which is not restricted to particular L2 teaching settings, is to combine the NSM approach’s cultural scripts theory with J.M. Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity. A call is launched for empirical studies applying the alternative model to be undertaken. The author herself provides exemplification focusing on pragmatic instruction for Korean EFL learners. A number of cultural scripts are introduced to show the utility of the proposed model in the EFL classroom in Korea.
Rating:
Research carried out by one or more experienced NSM practitioners
