Okayama JALT:

An Analysis of Pragmatic Errors Based on Riley's Hypothesis

Date: Saturday, April 23rd, 2005 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker: Hiroko Murakami

Description:
Intercultural communication can be interpreted successfully only when we are sensitive to the socio-cultural rules of language use and the differences between our first and second languages. This is a presentation of the analysis of pragmatic errors so as to avoid misinterpretation. Some common errors which occur in language classes or in an inter-cultural context of daily life in the early stages of living in Japan will be given. Riley classifies four types of pragmatic errors, analyzes the causes/reasons of pragmatic errors, and offers seven correcting-error strategies. Examples of errors adopted from a questionnaire as well as from personal experiences are illustrated. Then causes/reasons and error-correcting strategies are discussed.

Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Okayama JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1000 yen; students 500 yen

Venue: Okayama Sankaku Building near Omotecho in Okayama city

Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

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