This Element introduces the areas that second language (L2) pragmatics research has
investigated. It begins with a theme-based review of the field with respect to L2 pragmatics …

This chapter presents a systematic review of empirical studies that examined the impact of
individual learner characteristics on pragmatic competence and development. The goal of …

Developing pragmatic competence implies the learning of the norms and principles that
affect the behavior of participants in a culture (ie sociopragmatics) and the ability to choose …

Among the macro-social factors investigated in variational pragmatics (VP), region has
received the most attention. To date, age-based differences have not been examined much …

The present study focuses on email communication in the multilingual university setting.
Previous studies dealing with similar settings point to the lack of politeness markers in …

In order to develop pragmatic competence in a language other than our own (L2), it is
important to have enough knowledge of the cultural norms of the target language and …

Given that System is an internationally recognized journal dedicated to “the applications of
educational technology and applied linguistics to problems of foreign language teaching …

The current systematic review aims to understand the role of individual differences (IDs) in
second language (L2) pragmatics and offer recommendations for further research in this …

The present study aims at analyzing the effects of pragmatic instruction through captioned
audiovisual input on pragmatic performance by learners of different ages. The participants …

Recent developments regarding mindsets have led to interesting findings in respect to
language learning. Despite this interest, no one to the best of our knowledge has …