Pragmatic Development in a Second Language

Kasper, Gabriele / Rose, Kenneth R.

Language Learning Monograph

1. Edition June 2003
364 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-0-631-23430-2

John Wiley & Sons

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This volume offers the first book-length treatment of second and
foreign language learners' acquisition of pragmatics. It provides
an up-to-date account of research findings and covers such central
topics as the theoretical and empirical approaches to L2 pragmatic
development, the relationship of pragmatic and grammatical
development, the role of different learning contexts, the effect of
instruction, and individual differences.

* Comprehensive discussion of developmental interlanguage
pragmatics, presenting an up-to-date account of research
findings

* Key source for researchers and graduate students working in
applied linguistics, second language studies, pragmatics,
discourse, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics

1. Introduction: Interlanguage Pragmatics in Developmental
Perspective.

2. Theories of Second Language.

3. Methods in Pragmatics Research.

4. Patterns of Second Language Pragmatic Development.

5. The Development of Pragmatics and Grammar.

6. Learning Context and Learning Opportunities.

7. The Role of Instruction in Learning Second Language
Pragmatics.

8. Individual Differences in the Acquisition of Second Language
Pragmatics.

9. Prospects.

"This is a comprehensive and scholarly overview of the current state of research into IL pragmatic development. The structure of the book, with regular summaries, makes it easy to read and to consult. The way that existing research studies are reviewed, compared and critiqued, along with the suggestions for more interdisciplinary links and the identification of important research gaps is helpful and stimulating." Katie Gray, Department of Continuing Education, Oxford University - Language Awareness

Gabriele Kasper (Dr. phil.) is Professor of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai'i, where she teaches in the M.A. in ESL, Ph.D. in SLA, and Advanced Graduate Certificate in Second Language Studies programs. Her most recent books are Misunderstanding in Social Life: Discourse Approaches to Problematic Talk, co-edited with Juliane House and Steven Ross (2003) and Pragmatics in Language Teaching, co-edited with Ken Rose (2001). Other books include Communication Strategies (Kasper & Kellerman, Eds., 1997), Interlanguage Pragmatics (Kasper & Blum-Kulka, Eds., 1993), and Cross-cultural Pragmatics (Blum-Kulka, House, & Kasper, Eds., 1989).

Kenneth R. Rose holds a Ph.D. in applied linguistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Communication at City University of Hong Kong, where he teaches in the BATESL and MATESL programs, and supervises M.Phil. and Ph.D. students. Before coming to Hong Kong, he taught at universities in Japan and the United States. His main research interests are interlanguage pragmatics and research methods. He has co-edited one book, Pragmatics in Language Teaching (Rose & Kasper, Eds., 2001), and his work has appeared in journals such as Applied Linguistics; IRAL; JALT Journal; Journal of Pragmatics; Language, Culture and Curriculum; Language Learning; and Studies in Second Language Acquisition, as well as in a number of edited volumes.

G. Kasper, University of Hawaii, USA; K. R. Rose, City University of Hong Kong