Cognitive Processes of ESL Learners in Pragmatic Role-Play Tasks in Academic Settings.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to investigate the cognitive processes of English as second language (L2) learners that are involved in their task-based pragmatic performances in academic settings. This study, therefore, examined the cognitive processes of 30 English L2 learners when engaging in various role-play-based pragmatic performances, such as requesting a recommendation letter from a professor and negotiating an agreeable meeting time with classmates. The qualitative analyses of the retrospective verbal reports (RVRs) data of the participants indicated that the learners employed a series of cognitive, metacognitive, and pragmatic strategies when accomplishing various speech acts (e.g., requests and refusals). This study hoped to make two new contributions to the field. First, the stud

SUBMITTER: Bi NZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436886 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature