本文研究中国学生英语水平与语用能力发展之间的关系,具体揭示不同水平的英语学习者在惯例用语、会话含义和言语行为这三种语用能力的发展上是否有差异。结果显示不同英语水平的学习者在惯例用语和言语行为上都有显著差异,但在会话含义中没有任何两组之间存在显著差异,说明中国英语学习者的不同语用能力发展不平衡。本研究还通过问卷调查了课堂教学、课内外语用知识输入和语用意识方面的情况,结果表明学生在这几方面的情况参差不齐,学生的语用能力发展很大程度上受其英语教师教学内容和教学方式的影响。
This study explores whether students with different language proficiency exhibit differential pragmatic competence in terms of Routines, Conversational Implicature and Speech Acts. Results showed that significant differences were found among different language groups in terms of performances in the Routines and Speech Acts sections but not in the Conversational Implicature subtest, which implies that different components of EFL students' ILP competence do not develop at an equal rate. Results also suggested a strong effect of the content and methods of instruction on the development of Chinese EFL students' ILP competence.