Pragmatics in ELT

Teaching pragmatics is important in language teaching. Learners should know what language is appropriate in certain situations, in order to avoid misunderstandings. 

The following presentation defines the concept of pragmatics and give a series of Do's and Don'ts when teaching pragmatics.

The following sties provide further explanation about pragmatics in ELT:

http://exchanges.state.gov/media/oelp/teaching-pragmatics/introms.pdf

http://ihjournal.com/activities-for-using-films-in-english-language-teaching-by-arizio-sweeting

http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/docs/prospect_journal/volume_24_no_2/Vittoria_Grossi.pdf

A lesson for teaching pragmatics:

http://exchanges.state.gov/media/oelp/teaching-pragmatics/edwardsedit.pdf