Interlanguage pragmatics: A reply to Pilar Garces-Conejos Blitvich
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Andrew D Cohen
Andrew D. Cohen , Professor in the English as a Second Language Department, University of Minnesota, has published articles and books on L2 learner strategies, pragmatics, language assessment, bilingual and immersion education, and research methods. His latest book is a co-edited volume with Diana Boxer,Studying Speaking to Inform Second Language Learning (Multilingual Matters, 2004).
Abstract
The thoughtful and provocative response by Pilar Garces-Conejos to my article that appeared in a recent issue of Intercultural Pragmatics (vol. 3, no. 2) dealt with three themes related to my paper in an earlier issue, “Strategies for learning and performing L2 speech acts” (vol. 2, no. 3). These were “speech act theory,” “discourse completion tasks,” and “multi-competence pragmatics.” It was especially helpful that Garces- Conejos spelled out her arguments so clearly in each of the three areas. I appreciate her efforts to point out what she considers weaknesses in the field of interlanguage pragmatics, given what she considers its shaky foundations in light of the multi-competence model of proficiency. It is through such interventions as hers that academic work moves to higher levels of precision and excellence. So I applaud her commentary.
About the author
Andrew D. Cohen, Professor in the English as a Second Language Department, University of Minnesota, has published articles and books on L2 learner strategies, pragmatics, language assessment, bilingual and immersion education, and research methods. His latest book is a co-edited volume with Diana Boxer, Studying Speaking to Inform Second Language Learning (Multilingual Matters, 2004).
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- “Experience” in John Searle's account of the mind: Brain, mind, and Anglo culture
- The dual language model to explain code-switching: A cognitive-pragmatic approach
- Intercultural communication in English: Arguments for a cognitive approach to intercultural pragmatics
- Hierarchy politeness: What Brown and Levinson refused to see
- On conceptual semantics
- Interlanguage pragmatics: A reply to Pilar Garces-Conejos Blitvich
- Book reviews
- Contributors to this issue:
