Analysing the pragmatic content in the conversation sections in Indonesian ELT textbooks / Eka Siswantara and Kamisah Ariffin

Siswantara, Eka and Ariffin, Kamisah (2021) Analysing the pragmatic content in the conversation sections in Indonesian ELT textbooks / Eka Siswantara and Kamisah Ariffin. International Journal of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics (IJMAL), 5 (3): 5. pp. 1-18. ISSN e-ISSN: 2600-7266

Abstract

Pragmatic competence is a core part of communicative competence and has become the main focus of teaching and learning process in today’s English language teaching. Thus, it is pivotal to have more of pragmatic materials in English textbooks since they are the major references used in the classroom. This study examined the conversation section in the series of Indonesian ELT textbooks to see whether the pragmatic content as required in the curriculum is fulfilled. Using Searle’s speech acts model as the framework, content analysis method was applied by using descriptive approach in analyzing the elocutionary acts and forces pro-vided in the textbooks. The findings indicate that despite their occurrences on the textbooks, some of the speech acts provided were low in frequency and lacked variety to develop better pragmatic competence for the students. This has significant implications on the textbook writers in developing content materials for the pragmatic competence.

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Siswantara, Eka
ekasiswantara.id@gmail.com
Ariffin, Kamisah
kamisah@uitm.edu.my
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
P Language and Literature > PE English language > Modern English
P Language and Literature > PE English language > Study and teaching
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Academy of Language Studies
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics (IJMAL)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > International Journal of Modern Language and Applied Linguistics (IJMAL)
ISSN: e-ISSN: 2600-7266
Volume: 5
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 1-18
Keywords: Pragmatic competence, Illocutionary acts, Illocutionary forces
Date: July 2021
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14693
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