Bensemmane, Faiza2024-05-282024-05-282020-12-311112-7279E 2676-1556http://ddeposit.univ-alger2.dz/handle/20.500.12387/6399Pragmatic instruction has always been viewed as an important feature of learner’s acquisition to the foreign languages' learners. As early as 1983, a distinction was drawn by both Leech and Thomas between two components of pragmatic competence: socio-pragmatic knowledge and pragma-linguistic knowledge. In the present article, I will the main difference between the two concepts , and the importance of their adaptation in teaching EFL students.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Stateshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/Pragmatic instructionForeign languagesPragma-linguistic knowledgeLeechThomasArticle