June 30, 2024

Reading Literature within a Pragmatic Stance: Convergences and divergences of pragmatics and literary text interpretation

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Pragmatic instruction significantly improves understanding of literary texts for students.
Results show a positive correlation between structured teaching methods and text interpretation.
Data collected from 53 first-year Algerian EFL students via surveys and interviews reveal key insights.
Students' informal methods for acquiring pragmatic knowledge were not effective without formal instruction.

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Study finds pragmatic instruction improves literary text understanding in Algerian EFL students, suggesting curriculum enhancements are needed.

Ouahmiche et al. (2024) studied this question.

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Study finds pragmatic instruction improves literary text understanding in Algerian EFL students, suggesting curriculum enhancements are needed.