Developing EFL Learner’s Metapragmatic Abilities in Interpreting Intercultural Jokes-Tests

ISBN 978-967-0536-66-8, Juni 1 – 3 2015
Oleh : Dyah Rochmawati, S1 – Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris (dyahrochma@unipasby.ac.id)
Dibuat : 2015-06-1, dengan 1 file

Keyword : Metapragmatic Abilities, Jokes, Intercultural, Interpreting, Developing EFL

Metapragmatics is the awareness by a speaker of the intentions and effects of one’s speech. It addresses an area of the speakers’ competence that “reflects judgments of
appropriateness on one’s own and other people’s communicative behavior. It is concerned with what speech does in a particular context” (Caffi, 2006). Also, it is a part of “peopleÂ’s ability to identify with others and thus to work collaboratively towards
common goals”.

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Metapragmatics is the awareness by a speaker of the intentions and effects of one’s speech. It addresses an area of the speakers’ competence that “reflects judgments of
appropriateness on one’s own and other people’s communicative behavior. It is concerned with what speech does in a particular context” (Caffi, 2006). Also, it is a part of “peopleÂ’s ability to identify with others and thus to work collaboratively towards
common goals”.


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