Teaching pragmatics: (im)politeness in an EFL classroom

The main purpose of this paper is to discuss theories of politeness and impoliteness and the teaching of pragmatics in an English as a Second Language (EFL) classroom. An analysis of a brief conversation taken from an American sitcom will be proposed as a tool for teaching matters of (im)politeness...

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Main Author: Schepers, Bruna Milano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (EDIPUCRS) 2014-01-01
Series:Brazilian English Language Teaching Journal
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Online Access:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/belt/article/view/18070/11724