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Pragmatic Knowledge and Ability in the Applied Linguistics and Second Language Assessment Literature: A Review
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 1-20 (2015) (2015)
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Almost forty years after Stalnaker’s (1974) initial call for “the development and application of a pragmatic theory in which detailed explanations of phenomena relating to linguistic contexts can be given” (p. 214), a unifying construct definition and theory still does not exist to explain fully pragmatic knowledge and ability (Roever, 2011, 2013). Given that test validity and reliability are crucial concerns in the field of second language (L2) assessment, it is important that we try to develop a more comprehensive theoretical construct, so that tests of pragmatic ability will have more construct validity, better represent the target language use (TLU) domain of the test construct, and thus have results that are hopefully more generalizable and useful to stakeholders. This paper presents a brief review of the extensive pragmatics literature and examines how the construct of pragmatic knowledge and ability has been operationalized from the perspective of theoretical and applied linguists. The paper presents (1) an introduction to the theoretical foundations of pragmatics, (2) a brief survey of applied empirical studies in L2 pragmatics, and (3) an overview of how the L2 assessment field has conceptualized pragmatic knowledge and ability, looking also at the various theoretical frameworks that have been proposed and utilized. Validation studies for the assessment models, although scarce, are discussed where appropriate. Lastly, some general ideas and suggestions are offered to help lead us towards a unifying construct definition of pragmatic knowledge and ability.
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Ability testing; Applied linguistics; Education; English language; Foreign speakers; Language acquisition; P118-118.7; PE1-3729; Pragmatics; Second language acquisition; SLA; Study of language; Teaching language
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URL: https://doaj.org/article/3bd930ffa06840eb9e8d5e4c69f978db
https://doi.org/10.7916/D8BZ65NN
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 55-80 (2015) (2015)
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 36-38 (2015) (2015)
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 81-103 (2015) (2015)
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 29-30 (2015) (2015)
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The Conceptualization and Operationalization of Diagnostic Testing in Second and Foreign Language Assessment
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2015) (2015)
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Case Study Research in Applied Linguistics
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2015) (2015)
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 19-36 (2015) (2015)
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Practice in a Second Language: Perspectives from Applied Linguistics and Cognitive Psychology
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Classroom-Based Language Assessment and L2 Learning
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Technological Growth and L2 Construct Definition: Will Applied Linguistics Keep Pace with Language Users?
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 48-49 (2015) (2015)
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Task Complexity and Linguistic Complexity: An Exploratory Study
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The case against Monolingual Bias in Multilingualism
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 42-44 (2015) (2015)
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Topic Familiarity and Input Enhancement: An Empirical Investigation
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An Interview with APPLE Lecture Guest Speaker Professor Leo van Lier
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp v-vii (2015) (2015)
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