Pragmatic Development in a Second Language

2. Theories of Second Language.

Pragmatic Development.

Descriptive Studies.

Theories and Constructs.

Explaining Pragmatic Development.

Chapter Summary.

3. Methods in Pragmatics Research.

Approaches to Pragmatics across the Social Sciences.

Spoken Interaction.

Questionnaires.

Oral and Narrative Self-reports.

Chapter Summary.

4. Patterns of Second Language Pragmatic Development.

Pragmatic Comprehension.

Pragmatic and Discourse Ability.

Speech Acts.

Pragmatic Transfer and Development.

Chapter Summary.

5. The Development of Pragmatics and Grammar.

Re-opening the Research Agenda.

Pragmatics Precedes Grammar.

Grammar Precedes Pragmatics.

Pragmatics and Grammar in Developmental Perspective.

Chapter Summary.

6. Learning Context and Learning Opportunities.

Length of Residence as a Factor in Pragmatic Development: The Longer the Better?.

Input and Interaction in Non-instructional Settings.

Input in Instructional Settings.

Comparing L2 Pragmatic Learning in Foreign and Second Language Settings.

Chapter Summary.

7. The Role of Instruction in Learning Second Language Pragmatics.

Research on Instructed Second Language Acquisition.

Learning Targets.

Learner Characteristics and Learning Contexts.

Teachability.

Instruction versus Exposure.

Different Teaching Approaches.

Theories and Research Methods.

Chapter Summary.

8. Individual Differences in the Acquisition of Second Language Pragmatics.

Age.

Gender.

Motivation.

Teachability.

Social and Psychological Distance.

Beyond Individual Differences: Social Identity in Learning L2 Pragmatics.

Chapter Summary.

9. Prospects