This book contributes to the literature of interlanguage pragmatics by building an interface between researching and teaching speech acts in the Chinese context. It is written for researchers, language educators, classroom teachers and readers who are interested in interlanguage pragmatics research, acquisition and teaching, with particular reference to speech acts performed by Chinese learners of English, and their relationships with the learners’ first language and cultural concepts. It provides a more advanced understanding of the production and development of speech acts of Chinese learners of English from the cross-linguistic, cross-cultural, L1 and L2 developmental perspectives, drawing on relevant second language acquisition theoretical frameworks. It also recommends research-informed pedagogies that are applicable to other learners of English.
This book contributes to the literature of interlanguage pragmatics by building an interface between researching and teaching speech acts in the Chinese context. It is written for researchers, language educators, classroom teachers and readers who are interested in interlanguage pragmatics research, acquisition and teaching, with particular reference to speech acts performed by Chinese learners of English, and their relationships with the learners’ first language and cultural concepts. It provides a more advanced understanding of the production and development of speech acts of Chinese learners of English from the cross-linguistic, cross-cultural, L1 and L2 developmental perspectives, drawing on relevant second language acquisition theoretical frameworks. It also recommends research-informed pedagogies that are applicable to other learners of English.
Examines the interface between research and teaching of speech acts in the Chinese context Discusses the development of speech acts of Chinese learners of English from childhood to adulthood Discusses the relations between Chinese English learners’ speech act performances, and their first language and cultural concepts Provides pedagogical ideas and tasks for critical reflections while reading
Cynthia Lee
Inter-Language Pragmatics English Language Teaching Second Language Acquisition English Language Education Chinese Context Speech Acts
“As an accessible and enjoyable read, Lee’s book is a valuable addition to the current literature on L2 speech acts. … This book will be particularly appealing to researchers interested in Chinese EFL learners’ L2 pragmatic development, and also to ELT practitioners including but not limited to tertiary English teachers who are keen to implement a pragmatics-focused pedagogy based on sound language learning theories.” (Chris Kwan, The Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 6 (2), 2019)