Teaching Pragmatic Competence : Methodological Features in Language Teaching

Abstract

The article is aimed at a comprehensive analysis of the place of these variables in the formation of pragmatic competence and the meaning of them in a good communicative relationship. Pragmatic competence is the ability to use language effectively in social interaction.  In the content of this article, special attention is paid to such pragmatic variables as clarity and politeness, formality, and adequacy of the information spoken.

The article provides a review of the works of researchers of approaches to the formation of pragmatic competence Levinson, House, Brown, Hudson and other authors. The review differentiates approaches to the formation of effective pragmatic competence by comparing and synthesizing the results of popular works. As the main approach to the review, the authors of this article pay great attention to the theoretical and practical aspects of the collected literature. The authors also conduct a critical analysis in the literature review and attach particular importance to the reliability and completeness and limitations of a number of studies to date.

The results achieved during the review show that the formality and adequacy of the information spoken indicate the importance of variables such as clarity and politeness as important pragmatic tools in the process of communication. During the review, it was proposed that practical research on the scale of Kazakhstan be continued, based on the author's research of the F.Siu and approaches to the formation of pragmatic competence. After all, the practical continuation of the study will allow us to develop development strategies, taking into account the specifics and dependencies of the territory of Kazakhstan.

Key words: detailed information, effective communication, pedagogical approach, pragmatic competence.