1st Edition

Spanish-Language Pragmatics A Guide for Teachers

By Rachel L. Shively Copyright 2026
308 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Spanish-Language Pragmatics: A Guide for Teachers provides Spanish instructors with a user-friendly introductory guide to teaching Spanish pragmatics and is designed to make it easier to implement pragmatics instruction in the classroom. The book begins by discussing both the what and how , introducing the field of pragmatics and providing descriptions of various features of Spanish... Read more

Preface

Part I: Pragmatics and language teaching

Chapter 1. What is pragmatics and why teach it?

Chapter 2. Pragmatic diversity in the Spanish-speaking world

Chapter 3. Teaching and learning pragmatics

Part II: Communicative contexts for teaching Spanish pragmatics

Chapter 4. Communicative actions in formal and informal settings

Chapter 5. Engaging in conversation in formal and informal settings

Chapter 6. Acquiring goods, services, and information

Conclusion

Glossary

Biography

Rachel L. Shively is Professor of Spanish and Applied Linguistics at Illinois State University, USA.