Review: Trubnikova, Victoriya, & Garofolin, Benedetta. (2020). Lingua e interazione. Insegnare la pragmatica a scuola [Language and interaction. Teaching pragmatics at school]. Edizioni ETS.

Abstract

This volume presents a theoretical and practical approach to the teaching of pragmatics in primary and secondary educational contexts. Targeting first language (L1), second language (L2), and foreign language (FL) teachers, the volume starts by introducing key concepts in pragmatics, providing an overview of theoretical notions in communicative competence, and drawing pedagogical implications from these notions. The book then reports findings from a survey conducted among language teachers on their views on and experience with the teaching of linguistic pragmatics. Finally, a 5-step inductive-explicit pedagogical model is put forward for raising metapragmatic awareness and developing receptive and productive pragmatic skills among learners of varied age groups. A rich set of sample activities illustrates how to put the model into practice and to adapt it to learners’ specific needs.

Keywords

• pragmatics teaching
• metapragmatic awareness
• l1/l2/fl teachers
• primary and secondary education
• inductive-explicite pedagogy