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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787032203321

Autore

Cutrone Pino

Titolo

Assessing pragmatic competence in the Japanese EFL context : towards the learning of listener responses / / by Pino Cutrone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

ISBN

1-4438-6760-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (375 p.)

Disciplina

420.7

428.24

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching - Japan

Intercultural communication - Japan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES AND APPENDICES; KEY TO ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS IN RESULTS' TABLES; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; APPENDIX D; APPENDIX E; APPENDIX F; APPENDIX G; APPENDIX H; APPENDIX I; APPENDIX J; APPENDIX K; APPENDIX L; APPENDIX M; APPENDIX N; APPENDIX O; APPENDIX P; APPENDIX Q; APPENDIX R; APPENDIX S; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

With a focus on intercultural communication between Japanese and Americans, this book describes how differing listening styles and conversational behaviours across cultures can negatively influence intercultural communication. Responding to the many calls for studies examining the teachability of listener responses in the language classroom, the author investigates whether listener responses would be a suitable target for instruction in the EFL/ESL classroom, and, if so, what instructional me...