Teaching and Learning Second Language Pragmatics for Intercul... - 9781032145877

Teaching and Learning Second Language Pragmatics for Intercultural UnderstandingAuthor(s): Troy McConachy, Anthony J. Liddicoat\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032145877, 978-1032145877\nSynopsis\nThis collection argues for the need to promote intercultural understanding as a clear goal for teaching and learning pragmatics in second and foreign language education.\n\nThe volume sees the learning of pragmatics as a challenging yet enriching process whereby the individual expands their capacity for understanding how meaning making processes influence social relationships and how assumptions about social relationships shape the interpretation and use of language in context. This locates pragmatics within a humanistically oriented conception of learning where success is defined relative to the enrichment of human understanding and appreciation of difference. The book argues that intercultural understanding is not a.