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- PaperERIC — Assessment & second language1 Jan 2025
Second Language Pragmatics and Young Language Learners: EFL Primary School Contexts in Europe. Early Language Learning in School Contexts
Gila A. Schauer, Editor, Maria Economidou-Kogetsidis, Editor, Milica Savic, Editor, Anders Myrset, Editor
This edited volume presents new research on second language pragmatics in EFL primary classrooms across six European countries. Studies explore learners' pragmatic performance, awareness, and development, as well as teachers' and learners' views on instruction and material use. It is the first collection dedicated to young learner pragmatics, offering valuable insights for researchers and teachers.
Original abstract
This book brings together research on second language pragmatics in the underexplored context of EFL primary classrooms. Presenting studies from Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Norway, Spain and the Netherlands, the book offers a rich exploration of different topics, such as learners' pragmatic performance, awareness and development, learners' and teachers' views on pragmatic instruction, and investigations concerning material use and lesson planning. The studies feature a range of data sources including animated films, arts-based instruction, classroom discourse, narrated picture-based tasks, questionnaires and interviews, introducing the reader to a wealth of opportunities for young learners' engagement with pragmatics. Being the first edited volume to provide an overview of the rapidly growing area of young learner pragmatics, it will be of great interest to researchers, graduate students and language teachers.