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This volume addresses two current gaps in pragmatics research in
English as a lingua franca (ELF): Firstly, the contexts, approaches
and theories of pragmatics generally that remain under-explored in
studies of ELF speakers; secondly, the paucity of ELF pragmatics
studies investigating Asia, despite its economic and geo-political
importance and the role of English as a region-wide lingua franca.
The volume draws together a range of pragmatics-related chapters
contributed by leading experts in pragmatics, both in English as a
lingua franca and more broadly. These either present new research
that extends the current state of the field, or introduce
approaches and theories from other areas of pragmatics that
translate readily to analysis of ELF interaction. Five of the
chapters are Asia-focused, examining pragmatic aspects of
communication among Asian ELF users. The volume therefore offers
scope for ELF pragmatics researchers to further broaden the field's
theoretical and analytical horizons, and adds to the quantity of
knowledge about pragmatics in ELF communication in Asia. Its
publication raises the visibility of this research area within the
broader field of pragmatics.
This volume draws together the viewpoints and research findings of
leading scholars and informed local practitioner-researchers
throughout Asia-Pacific about the issues and challenges of English
as a medium of instruction (EMI) at higher education institutions
in that region. Specifically, it addresses four key themes:
Macro-level EMI policy and practice; institutional implications for
pedagogy; stakeholder perceptions of EMI; and challenges of
interpersonal interaction in EMI contexts. The book is among the
first to critically examine the emerging global phenomenon of
English as a medium of instruction, and the first title to
exclusively explore Asia-Pacific tertiary contexts. It will be of
particular interest to policy-makers in international education and
tertiary educators seeking blueprints for practice, as well as
scholars and postgraduate students of English as a lingua franca,
English for academic purposes, academic language and learning, and
language education in Asia-Pacific.
This volume draws together the viewpoints and research findings of
leading scholars and informed local practitioner-researchers
throughout Asia-Pacific about the issues and challenges of English
as a medium of instruction (EMI) at higher education institutions
in that region. Specifically, it addresses four key themes:
Macro-level EMI policy and practice; institutional implications for
pedagogy; stakeholder perceptions of EMI; and challenges of
interpersonal interaction in EMI contexts. The book is among the
first to critically examine the emerging global phenomenon of
English as a medium of instruction, and the first title to
exclusively explore Asia-Pacific tertiary contexts. It will be of
particular interest to policy-makers in international education and
tertiary educators seeking blueprints for practice, as well as
scholars and postgraduate students of English as a lingua franca,
English for academic purposes, academic language and learning, and
language education in Asia-Pacific.
This book examines how Japanese learners of English learned about
managing politeness while they were studying at language schools in
New Zealand. Specifically, it investigates how they learned to
produce and interpret a range of disagreement strategies during
oppositional talk with native speakers of English. Employing a
combined qualitative and quantitative approach to data analysis,
the book discusses the initial pragmatic competence of the
learners, and describes how their competence developed over a
ten-week period. The book outlines some points of cultural
divergence which may have influenced the direction and the extent
of the learners' pragmatic development. It also sheds light on the
language-acquisition strategies utilised by the learners during
their tenure in the host culture. Most crucially, the book
illuminates patterns of directness and indirectness in the
learners' selected disagreement strategies. These patterns
challenge the generally accepted theory that politeness always
increases with social distance.
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