Pedagogical Framework for Fl Pragmatic Development
As it has been attested to by numerous investigations the greater
the distance between cultures, the greater the difference is in the
realization of the pragmatic principles governing interpersonal
interaction. And in these cases, more than others, instruction in
pragmatics is necessary so that without some form of
instruction, many aspects of pragmatic competence do not
develop sufficiently. The lack of sufficient pragmatic
instruction is a leading cause to run the speakers towards the
risk of appearing uncooperative at the least, or, more seriously,
rude or insulting. This is particularly true of advanced learners
whose high linguistic proficiency leads other speakers to expect
concomitantly high pragmatic competence. Following this line
of reasoning, a fair amount of classroom activities was
suggested to facilitate the development of learners’ pragmatic
competence with respect to understanding and performing
communicative action in foreign language contexts. So
Communicative action comprises not only speech acts such as
complaining, apologizing, or refusing, but also dynamic
participation in conversation, engaging in different types of oral
or written discourse, and maintaining interaction in complex
speech events.