Okayama JALT:

Pragmatics and Communicative Competence

Date: Saturday, January 17th, 2009 Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Speaker: Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska, Temple University Japan

Description:
This presentation will help participants become aware of issues in inter-language pragmatics (nonnative speakers' comprehension and production of speech acts and how their English and/or Japanese language-related speech act knowledge is acquired), focusing on cross-cultural differences in the use of language, as well as teaching pragmatics through consciousness-raising tasks while attempting to increase students ' learning motivation. First we will cover theoretical considerations, then we will talk about practical applications.

Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Okayama JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 500 yen

Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F near Omotecho in Okayama City

Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

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