<p>Despite the key role that pragmatics plays in the attainment of communicative competence, the development of pragmatic competence in English is often neglected in the high school Chilean curriculum. This leads to misunderstandings or communication breakdowns when second language learners interact with native speakers. To address this problem, this graduation project seeks to develop pragmatic competence in second language learners of English. In order to achieve this aim, this workshop proposes a series of lessons organized under an eclectic approach that combines notional/functional and tasks-based syllabi, in which learners are able to learn different language functions through real life situation activities and communicative tasks in a student-centered classroom</p>
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Licenciado en Educación
Profesor de Ingléstítulo
INGLES
<p>Despite the key role that pragmatics plays in the attainment of communicative competence, the development of pragmatic competence in English is often neglected in the high school Chilean curriculum. This leads to misunderstandings or communication breakdowns when second language learners interact with native speakers. To address this problem, this graduation project seeks to develop pragmatic competence in second language learners of English. In order to achieve this aim, this workshop proposes a series of lessons organized under an eclectic approach that combines notional/functional and tasks-based syllabi, in which learners are able to learn different language functions through real life situation activities and communicative tasks in a student-centered classroom</p>