July 23, 2024Applied LinguisticsOpen Access

L2 Pragmatic Development in Constructing and Negotiating Contextual Meanings

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Explores pragmatic development in L2 learners, focusing on contextual meanings of pronouns, suggesting pedagogical changes.

Learners developed nuanced interpretations of first-person pronouns, enhancing their overall pragmatic skills.
Input provision, both L1 and L2, significantly aided learners in constructing contextual meanings effectively.
Exploration involved a group of 30 L2 Korean learners, emphasizing the importance of context in meaning-making processes and negotiations of meaning over time. Overall, the study highlights the need for revised assessments of sociolinguistic competence in language education.

Chen et al. (2024) studied this question.

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