%0 Journal Article
%T Promoting Pragmatic Competence in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
%A Xiaoyang Shu
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 5
%N 4
%P 1-8
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2018
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1104398
%X <div style="text-align:justify;">
	<span style="line-height:1.5;">Pragmatic</span><span style="line-height:1.5;"> competence is an indispensable element of
communicative competence. Whoever wants to communicate successfully in a
foreign language wants to promote their communicative competence, as well as
their pragmatic competence. This paper begins with clarifying the definition of
pragmatic competence by referring to other linguistsĄŻ explanations. Then it discusses
the importance of promoting language learnersĄŻ pragmatic competence in
communication, and tries to explore the necessity and feasibility of teaching
pragmatic competence in FL teaching process. Finally, the paper proposes some
tentative approaches to promote pragmatic competence in teaching English as a
foreign language.</span>
</div>
%K English Teaching
%K Pragmatic Competence
%K Communicative Competence
%K Pragmatic Failure
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5293150