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Session 4 Teaching Pragmatics in Community Language Schools
Dr. Jill Murray

Pragmatic competence involves learning to use language which is appropriate to the context, including politeness, directness and address forms, as well as knowing which topics and behaviours to avoid. It an area that is often neglected, especially with young learners. This workshop aims to help teachers recognise points of difference between the pragmatic repertoire of their language and that of English. It attempts to show how, even in a busy program with other urgent priorities and goals, pragmatic information can be integrated into teaching so that students develop pragmatic awareness alongside their other skills.

Dr Jill Murray is a lecturer at Macquarie University, and a founding member of the Multilingualism Research Centre. Her background is in language teaching and teacher training, including professional development of community language teachers.
Currently she convenes courses in Pragmatics and Intercultural Communication, and conducts research on pragmatics in EFL and heritage language contexts.