Pragmatic Divergence In Efl Learning And Teaching

Abstract

Pragmatic 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.