Book contents
- Speech Acts in English
- Studies in English Language
- Speech Acts in English
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 What Contemporary Research Tells Us about Speech Acts
- 3 Critical Assessment of the Representation of Speech Acts in Advanced EFL Textbooks
- 4 A Cognitive Pedagogical Grammar of Directive Speech Acts I: Know-What and Know-How of Directives
- 5 A Cognitive Pedagogical Grammar of Directive Speech Acts II: Activities and Practice Materials
- 6 Conclusions
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 November 2020
- Speech Acts in English
- Studies in English Language
- Speech Acts in English
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 What Contemporary Research Tells Us about Speech Acts
- 3 Critical Assessment of the Representation of Speech Acts in Advanced EFL Textbooks
- 4 A Cognitive Pedagogical Grammar of Directive Speech Acts I: Know-What and Know-How of Directives
- 5 A Cognitive Pedagogical Grammar of Directive Speech Acts II: Activities and Practice Materials
- 6 Conclusions
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter offers an introduction to the topic of the book. It includes some reflections on the relevance of mastering the use of directive speech acts for EFL learners. It describes the objectives of the investigation, the methodological decisions taken for the study, and the corpus of data used for the analysis. Finally, it offers a summary of chapter contents.
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- Speech Acts in EnglishFrom Research to Instruction and Textbook Development, pp. 1 - 15Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020