Developing Prototypic Measures of Cross-cultural Pragmatics

Developing Prototypic Measures of Cross-cultural Pragmatics
ISBN-10
082481763X
ISBN-13
9780824817633
Category
Education
Pages
209
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Natl Foreign Lg Resource Ctr
Authors
James Dean Brown, Thom Hudson, Emily Detmer

Description

Although the study of cross-cultural pragmatics has gained importance in applied linguistics, there are no standard forms of assessment that might make research comparable across studies and languages. The present volume describes the process through which six forms of cross-cultural assessment were developed for second language learners of English. The models may be used for second language learners of other languages. The six forms of assessment involve two forms each of indirect discourse completion tests, oral language production, and self-assessment. The procedures involve the assessment of requests, apologies, and refusals.

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