This volume emerged from the 2022 Pragmatics & Language Learning online conference, organized with support from the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and the Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) at the University of Oregon. Centered on the theme Teaching and Learning Interactional Pragmatics in a Digital World, it brings together contributions from keynote speakers and selected presenters who explore how digital communication shapes and reshapes pragmatic competence in both human and machine interaction. The volume seeks to advance the field of technology-mediated L2 pragmatics by proposing five foundational principles: (1) utilize methodological potential, (2) create a deep understanding of “the digital,” (3) carefully consider learning contexts, (4) explore digital tools to connect people, and (5) critically examine emergent technologies. These guiding concepts not only push research forward but are also essential for equipping language learners with the multilingual digital competencies essential to achieving communicative competence.
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Contents
Chapter 1: Teaching and Learning Interactional Pragmatics in a Digital World: Introduction
Marta González-Lloret
Julie M. Sykes
Chapter 2: Technology, Mediation, and the Intersection of L2 Pragmatics Research, Teaching, and Assessment
Rémi A. van Compernolle
Chapter 3: Do Pair and Group Work Modalities Affect the Outcome in Telecollaboration?
Sofía Di Sarno-García
Chapter 4: Remedial Action in Emails from Australian Learners of Italian to Academic Staff
Talia Walker
Chapter 5: Computer Simulations for (Im)politeness Instruction: Avatar versus Interface Feedback
Paul Richards
Chapter 6: Integrating Naturalistic Digital Interaction in Foreign Language Programs
Vincenza (Enza) Tudini
Chapter 7: A Corpus-informed Approach to Multimodal Pragmatics: Insights from an Exploration of Requests in B2 Spoken Language on Zoom
Gerard O’Hanlon
Chapter 8: Pragmatic Development in Study Abroad: Recent Advances and New Directions
Rachel Shively
Chapter 9: “Body for Talk”: Bringing the Pragmatics of Indigenous Contact Languages into the Classroom
Carly Steele
Bernadine Yeatman
Rhonda Oliver
Chapter 10: Interaction between Korean Honorifics and Gestures in Thanking and Apologizing
Boeui Woo
Chapter 11: Instructional Effects, Retrospective Verbal Protocols, and Conventional Expressions: A Mixed-Method Approach
Maria José Arrufat Marqués
Chapter 12: Learning Interactional Metadiscourse in an EFL Educational Context: Insights from Case Stories
Sofía Martín-Laguna