In the disciplines of applied linguistics and second language acquisition (SLA), the study of pragmatic competence has been driven by several fundamental questions: What does it mean to become pragmatically competent in a second language (L2)? How can we examine pragmatic competence to make inference of its development among L2 learners? In what ways do research findings inform teaching and assessment of pragmatic competence? This book explores these key issues in Japanese as a second/foreign language.
Author(s): Naoko Taguchi
Edition: 1
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 364
Frontmatter
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Contents......Page 6
(Instead of a) Foreword......Page 14
Pragmatic competence in Japanese as a second language: An introduction......Page 23
From a! to zo: Japanese pragmatics and its contribution to JSL/JFL pedagogy......Page 41
Indexing stance in interaction with the Japanese desu/masu and plain forms......Page 63
Advanced learners’ honorific styles in emails and telephone calls......Page 91
Subjectivity and pragmatic choice in L2 Japanese: Emulating and resisting pragmatic norms......Page 123
Requesting in Japanese: The effect of instruction on JFL learners’ pragmatic competence......Page 151
Influence of learning context on L2 pragmatic realization: A comparison between JSL and JFL learners’ compliment responses......Page 189
Refusals in Japanese telephone conversations......Page 221
Comprehending utterances in Japanese as a foreign language: Formulaicity and literality......Page 249
Comprehension of indirect opinions and refusals in L2 Japanese......Page 271
Blended learning for Japanese reactive tokens: Effects of computer-led, instructor-led, and peerbased instruction......Page 297
Development of the use of Japanese sentence-final particles through email correspondence......Page 323
Commentary: The social turn in second language acquisition and Japanese pragmatics research: Reflection on ideologies, methodologies and instructional implications......Page 357
Index
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