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Myrset, Anders and McConachy, Troy (2024) Incorporating pragmatics into primary English language teacher education. In: Valente, David and Xerri, Daniel, (eds.) Innovative Practices in Early English Language Education. Springer, pp. 305-327. ISBN 9783031129216
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12922-3_15
Abstract
Despite growing emphasis on the teaching of English as a language for intercultural communication, pragmatics tends to be underrepresented within English language teacher education programmes, especially at the primary level. This chapter will bridge theory and practice in relation to the incorporation of pragmatics in primary English language teacher education for teachers of upper primary. It first considers shifting understandings of the goal of teaching pragmatics and recent theoretical perspectives on pragmatic awareness that recognise intercultural dimensions of learning and using an additional language. It will then suggest how primary English language teacher education can develop pre-service and in-service teachers’ theoretical understanding of pragmatics and their pedagogical repertoire for raising the metapragmatic awareness of primary learners in a sensitive and developmentally appropriate way.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics P Language and Literature > PE English |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Pragmatics, English language -- Globalization, English language -- Study and teaching (Primary), English language -- Study and teaching|xForeign speakers, Interlanguage (Language learning), Language and culture -- Study and teaching, Language and education | ||||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||||
ISBN: | 9783031129216 | ||||||
Book Title: | Innovative Practices in Early English Language Education | ||||||
Editor: | Valente, David and Xerri, Daniel | ||||||
Official Date: | 23 February 2024 | ||||||
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Page Range: | pp. 305-327 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-031-12922-3_15 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 20 February 2023 |
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