Second Language Pragmatics and Young Language Learners: EFL Primary School Contexts in Europe

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Second Language Pragmatics and Young Language Learners

EFL Primary School Contexts in Europe

Edited by: Gila A. Schauer , Maria Economidou-Kogetsidis , Milica Savić and Anders Myrset

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2025

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Volume 13 | Early Language Learning in School Contexts

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This book brings together L2 pragmatics research in the under-explored context of EFL primary classrooms. Presenting studies from across Europe, the chapters provide a rich exploration of young learners’ pragmatic performance, awareness and development, classroom practices and the views of teachers and learners on pragmatics instruction.

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Linguistics and Semiotics Applied Linguistics Language Assessment and Testing

Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Tables and Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Introduction: Pragmatics and Young EFL Primary School Learners in Europe Gila A. Schauer, Anders Myrset, Milica Savić and Maria Economidou-Kogetsidis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xix
Part 1: Young Learners: Production, Perception and Development
1 Young EFL Learners’ Development of Discourse Marker Use Eva Jakupčević and Jelena O’Reilly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 ‘If we are Talking to the Minster of Education…’: L2 Request Appraisals and Metapragmatic Awareness in Young Learners of English Maria Economidou-Kogetsidis, Anders Myrset and Milica Savić Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3 Giving Young Language Learners a Voice: Learner Feedback on Pragmatics Instruction Anders Myrset Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
4 Exploring In-service Primary School EFL Teachers’ Views on Pragmatics Alicia Martínez-Flor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Part 2: Young Learners: Materials and Pedagogical Considerations
5 Pragmatics in Primary School: A Look into an English-as-a-Foreign-Language Classroom Veronika Timpe-Laughlin, Tetyana Sydorenko and Judit Dombi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
6 The Use of Animated Films as a Resource to Teach Oral Requests and Responses to Young Language Learners: An Evaluative Analysis Esther Usó-Juan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
7 Teaching Greetings in Young Learner EFL Classrooms: A Methodological Approach for Primary Pragmatics Holger Limberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
8 Teaching Pragmatics from the Start: Implementing Teaching Units on Greetings in the Primary EFL Classroom Karen Glaser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
9 An Arts-Based Approach to Pragmatic Instruction: Using Graphic Novels, Drama and Drawing to Teach Basic Speech Acts in Young EFL Learners Gila A. Schauer and Raphaëlle Beecroft Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267

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October 14, 2025

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9781836681700

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288

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781836681700

eBook ISBN: 9781836681700

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Bilingualism & multilingualism; Japan; Language teaching theory & methods

Second Language Pragmatics and Young Language Learners

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