Researching and Teaching Speech Acts with Young L2 Learners - Beneath the Linguistic Surface

This book introduces the main concepts and research findings of second language pragmatics in relation to young language learners. It also explores issues in teaching pragmatics and conducting pragmatics research with children, demonstrating how participant-centred data elicitation methods can complement traditional methods.

About the author

Milica Savić is Professor of English and Applied Linguistics at the University of Stavanger, Norway. Her research focuses on L2 pragmatics, linguistic politeness and pragmatics instruction in EFL contexts. Her publications include the co-authored volume above and Email Pragmatics and Second Language Learners (co-edited with Econimidou-Kogetsidis and Halenko, John Benjamins, 2021).
Anders Myrset is Associate Professor of ELT Methodology at the University of Stavanger, Norway. His research explores pragmatic competence and instruction, (meta)pragmatic awareness of young learners and issues related to research with children. He is an author of ELT textbooks for young language learners and co-author of Researching and Teaching Speech Acts with Young L2 Learners: Beneath the Linguistic Surface.
Maria Economidou-Kogetsidis is Professor of English and Applied Linguistics at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. Her research spans L2 and intercultural pragmatics, cross-cultural communication, linguistic politeness and L2 email pragmatics. She is the co-author of Researching and Teaching Speech Acts with Young L2 Learners: Beneath the Linguistic Surface (with Savić and Myrset, Multilingual Matters, 2024).

Product details

• Authors: Maria Economidou-Kogetsidis, Economidou-Kogetsidis Maria, Anders Myrset, Milica Savi¿, Milica Savic, Milica Savić
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2024
• EAN: 9781800412705
• ISBN: 978-1-80041-270-5
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 620 g
• Series: Early Language Learning in School Contexts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Language acquisition, Language teaching theory & methods, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary