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Deep Impact of Pragmatics in Teaching English as a Foreign Language | ||
| Journal of Tikrit University for the Humanities | ||
| Article 1, Volume 15, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 546-559 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Istabraq Tariq J. Al-Azzawi; Ahmed Hassani Y. Al-Abbasi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract There are many reasons why we want to teach pragmatics in our classes. Pragmatics provides students with opportunities to listen to language in context rather than in bits and pieces. Teaching of some concepts in pragmatics introduces new vocabularies within a rich network of associations. Equally important, pragmatics equals linguistics can have a deep impact on persons' constructions of knowledge. Pragmatics helps us to make sense of our world. Even in academic research, it has lately been given a higher status. Pragmatics also has the power to reach deep within us into areas that regular teaching may not visit, thereby validating the language classroom for reasons that go beyond first language learning. Our students tell and show us that they have changed beliefs, attitudes and behaviours after hearing our illustrations and interpretations. This deep impact makes language learning an enriching experience that students find intrinsically valuable. | ||
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