ABSTRACT
As can be seen from the thrust of this book, we feel strongly that the time has come for teachers to make even greater strides than they now do to extend their teaching beyond the presentation of decontextualized language forms. The aim of this book is to encourage teacher readers to support learners in interpreting what people really mean in the target language and in expressing themselves the way that they want to. Too frequently learners memorize words and phrases, and then find that they do not really know when and how to use them effectively. This book appears at a time when there is a wave of interest in enhancing learners’ control over the pragmatics of the language. The book joins others that give special focus to the classroom, and views teachers as facilitators in the classroom. The material in this book is intended to be used both in teacher development programs and in direct implementation of L2 pragmatics instruction in the classroom.
