Communicating with Generation Z. The Development of Pragmatic Competence of Advanced Polish Users of English
Communicating with Generation Z. The Development of Pragmatic Competence of Advanced Polish Users of English

Author(s): Iwona Dronia
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Education, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Communication studies, Pragmatics, Adult Education, Higher Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: pragmatic competence; Generation Z; cross-cultural communication; speech act of requesting; complimenting and apologising
Summary/Abstract: This book intends to shed some light on the problem of second language communication from both cross-cultural and cross-generational angles and to diagnose communication patterns, opinions, and beliefs on the nature of L2 learning visible among the Generation Z group. Particular emphasis is placed on the development of pragmatic competence (pragmatic production and pragmatic comprehension). In order to assess the ILP development, it has been decided not only to evaluate the respondents’ language level but also their problems in communication. Diagnosing sociopragmatic competence as well as pragmalinguistic strategies implemented while performing three speech acts, that is, requesting, reacting to a compliment, and apologizing, allows one to indicate problematic areas and suggest some teaching implications, that in turn, will enable to introduce necessary changes and forms of work on the further development of English.

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