Interlanguage Pragmatic Development: The Study Abroad Context

272 Pages·2009·2.19 MB·English

by  Gila Schauer

Interlanguage Pragmatic
Development
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Interlanguage Pragmatic
Development
The Study Abroad Context
Gila A. Schauer
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In loving memory of my grandmothers
Waltraud and Wally
For my parents
Doris and Gisbert Schauer
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Contents
List of Tables xi
List of Figures xiii
Acknowledgements xiv
Abbreviations xvi
1 Introduction 1
2 A Review of the Literature 5
2.0 Introduction 5
2.1 Theoretical Background: Pragmatics 5
2.2 Interlanguage Pragmatics: Pragmatic Awareness 17
2.3 Request Studies 24
2.4 S tudies Examining the Development of
L2 Learners’ Pragmatic Awareness 34
2.5 Interlanguage Pragmatic Development: Production 41
3 Data Collection Techniques in Interlanguage Pragmatics 60
3.0 Introduction 60
3.1 Data Elicitation Techniques in Awareness Studies 60
3.2 Data Collection Methods in Production Studies 65
3.3 Summary 69
4 Methodology 70
4.0 Introduction 70
4.1 Participants 70
4.2 Instrument 76
4.3 Procedure 82
4.4 Data Analysis 84
5 Development of Pragmatic Awareness 94
5.0 Introduction 94
5.1 Error Recognition 94
5.2 Error Ratings 103
5.3 Participants’ Awareness of Own Rating Behaviour 111
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5.4 SA Learners’ Awareness of
Their Own Pragmatic Development 117
5.5 Summary 120
6 Development of Pragmatic Production: Request Strategies 123
6.0 Introduction 123
6.1 First Occurrence of Request Strategies 123
6.2 Comparison of Groups’ Use of Request Strategies 126
6.3 Direct Strategies 128
6.4 Conventionally Indirect Requests 141
6.5 Non-conventionally Indirect Strategies 159
6.6 Summary 162
7 Development of Pragmatic Production: Internal
Request Modifi cation 166
7.0 Introduction 166
7.1 First Occurrence of Internal Downgraders in
the SA Learners’ Data 167
7.2 Comparison of Groups’ Use of Downgraders 169
7.3 Comparison of Groups’ Use of Downgraders
According to Contextual Variables 172
7.4 First Occurrence of Upgraders in SA Learners’ Data 176
7.5 Comparison of Groups’ Use of Upgraders 177
7.6 Comparison of Groups’ Use of Upgraders
According to Contextual Variables 179
7.7 Summary 180
8 Development of Pragmatic Production: External
Request Modifi cation 183
8.0 Introduction 183
8.1 First Occurrence of External Modifi ers in
the SA Learners’ Data 183
8.2 Comparison of Groups’ Use of External Modifi ers 186
8.3 Comparison of Groups’ Use of External Modifi ers
According to Contextual Variables 187
8.4 Summary 191
9 Summary and Conclusion 193
9.0 Introduction 193
9.1 Summary of Findings 193
9.2 Limitations 198
9.3 Implications 199
Contents ix
Appendices
Appendix A Awareness Study Questionnaires 204
Appendix B MET Scenarios 216
References 234
Index 249