Towards a New Pedagogy for Teaching Foreign Language Politeness: Halliday's Model and Approaches to Politeness

This book explores how foreign language speakers establish and maintain social and transactional relationships in their target language,and how pedagogic intervention can help learners implement practices that will allow them to participate and react in both socially acceptable and individualistically empowering ways. It advocates for active, judicious, and critical social action, and utilizes Hallidays model of ideational, interpersonal, and textual politeness to explore how foreign language users can approach target language politeness in terms of prosocial, interpersonal, and contested politeness.

Format: Hardback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 18 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate dynamics of how foreign language speakers navigate and establish social and transactional relationships in their target language. It explores the role of pedagogical intervention in empowering learners to engage and react in socially acceptable and individually empowering ways. The author challenges the notion of indiscriminate adoption of target-language patterns and practices, advocating for active, judicious, and even critical social action. By presenting a dynamic and vibrant dimension to target language politeness and cultural practices, the book demonstrates how raising learners' critical language awareness can lead to successful interpersonal and transactional communication.

Drawing from Halliday's model of ideational, interpersonal, and textual politeness, the book examines how foreign language users can approach target language politeness in terms of prosocial, interpersonal, and contested politeness. Through a study of Mexican speakers of English as a foreign language, the book offers valuable insights into the complexities of politeness in different cultural contexts.

The book is designed to appeal to a wide range of audiences, including language educators, researchers, bilingual speakers, and professionals working in pragmatics, sociolinguistics, TESOL, and cultural studies. It provides valuable knowledge and resources for those seeking to enhance their understanding of foreign language politeness and its implications for language learning and communication.

In conclusion, this book offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of foreign language politeness, shedding light on the strategies and practices that enable speakers to navigate social interactions effectively and empower themselves in their target language. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in advancing their knowledge and understanding of this important aspect of language acquisition and communication.

Weight: 490g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032351643