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To evaluate how an ELF-Aware Materials Checklist fosters learner pragmatic awareness for global communication and supports language teachers in evaluating and adapting instructional materials.

August 19, 2026RELC Journal

Reconceptualizing pragmatic competence in ELT: An ELF-aware framework for materials analysis and adaptation

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NTNatasha TsantilaThe American College of Greece NSNicos SifakisNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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Exploratory mixed-methods study shows that an ELF-aware checklist enhances pragmatic awareness in secondary language education, indicating the value of interactional flexibility over native norms.

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To evaluate how an ELF-Aware Materials Checklist fosters learner pragmatic awareness for global communication and supports language teachers in evaluating and adapting instructional materials.
Conducted a multi-stage, exploratory mixed-methods study in a Greek secondary education setting.
Redesigned a secondary listening-speaking lesson by replacing scripted native speaker monologues with authentic non-native interactions exhibiting translanguaging, natural discourse features, and accommodation strategies.
Checklist-informed instruction promoted learner pragmatic awareness through sustained cycles of noticing discourse features, underlying norms, and communicative agency.
The checklist facilitated critical evaluation of teaching materials, supported rethinking instructional strategies, and fostered teacher pedagogical ownership.

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Tsantila et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8563d703308d306e2d7335 https://doi.org/10.1177/00336882261476450

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Exploratory mixed-methods study shows that an ELF-aware checklist enhances pragmatic awareness in secondary language education, indicating the value of interactional flexibility over native norms.

Reconceptualizing pragmatic competence in ELT: An ELF-aware framework for materials analysis and adaptation

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Reconceptualizing pragmatic competence in ELT: An ELF-aware framework for materials analysis and adaptation

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