Interlanguage Pragmatic Development The Study Abroad Context
Interlanguage Pragmatic Development The Study Abroad Context by Gila Schauer, published by A&C Black on July 12, 2009, is an illustrated edition comprising 255 pages in English. This book presents a comprehensive examination of interlanguage pragmatic development among German learners of English at a British university over the course of a year. Schauer explores both the learners’ productive pragmatic development and their pragmatic awareness, contrasting these with their grammatical awareness.
Readers will find a detailed analysis that employs both qualitative and quantitative methods, drawing significant conclusions relevant to the field of interlanguage pragmatics. The study addresses key topics such as multilingualism and second language acquisition, making it a valuable resource for researchers and postgraduate students in applied linguistics. This work highlights a common yet underexplored phenomenon in language learning, providing insights into the complexities of language use in a study abroad context.
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Gila Schauer’s study of interlanguage pragmatic development in English is situated in the context of studying abroad. It is the first book-length study of a common occurrence worldwide, but one that has not received the focus it deserves. Schauer examines the interlanguage pragmatic development of German learners of English at a British University over the course of a year. The focus is not only on the learners’ productive pragmatic development, but also on their pragmatic awareness, which is compared with their grammatical awareness.The analysis undertaken is both qualitative and quantitative, and the book draws some important conclusions relevant to the whole field of interlanguage pragmatics. It will be engaging reading for researchers and postgraduate studies in applied linguistics, especially those working on interlanguage and cross-cultural pragmatics, multilingualism and second language acquisition.
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