The Effect of Pragmatics Instruction on the Development of English Students’ Writing Skills: A Review Study

VOLDÁNOVÁ, Žaneta. The Effect of Pragmatics Instruction on the Development of English Students’ Writing Skills: A Review Study. In Brno Conference on Linguistics Studies in English 2021. 2021.

Basic information

• Original name: The Effect of Pragmatics Instruction on the Development of English Students’ Writing Skills: A Review Study
• Authors: VOLDÁNOVÁ, Žaneta.
• Edition: Brno Conference on Linguistics Studies in English 2021, 2021.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Organization unit: Faculty of Education
• Keywords in English: pragmatics; writing; writing skills; written communication skills; literature review; English as a foreign language; language education

Abstract

The presentation reviewed studies which have investigated the effect of using pragmatics instruction on the development of second-language learners’ pragmatic competence, especially in relation to their writing skills. The use of such instruction has proved to have a positive effect on students of higher education who have reached various levels of proficiency in writing texts in English. This implies that there is an obvious justification for incorporating the knowledge of the concepts of pragmatics into English lessons, although its effectiveness may depend on many factors, including the type of feedback the students receive from their teachers or the activities in which they are involved at class.

Links

• MUNI/A/1239/2020, interní kód MU: Name: Výuka cizích jazyků ve výzkumu (Acronym: AKTEV X)

Investor: Masaryk University