Chapter 1
Task-based approaches to teaching and assessing pragmatics
An overview
Article outline
- Characteristics of tasks in TBLT
- Instructional activities in L2 pragmatics
- Coding and analysis of instructional features
- Trends of instructional features in L2 pragmatics
- Tasks in TBLT and pragmatics teaching: What each field can offer
- Chapters in this book
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