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Description
Despite its well-established role in second language (L2) teaching research, L2 pragmatics remains underrepresented in EFL textbooks and largely overlooked in teaching curricula and teacher training programs. This study employs a repeated measures design to evaluate the effectiveness of a professional development (PD) workshop on L2 pragmatics instruction for Vietnamese EFL high school teachers. Its impact was assessed through pre- and post-training questionnaires completed by 43 participants. The results indicate that the workshop positively influenced teachers’ awareness and knowledge of L2 pragmatics and its instruction. This allows them to begin practising the design of activities that integrate L2 pragmatics into their English lessons. This presentation highlights examples of teachers' self-designed activities for integrating L2 pragmatics into their lessons, underscoring the need for further professional development to ensure its systematic and principled inclusion in EFL classrooms.
Biography
Anh Ton-Nu is a lecturer and researcher at the School of Foreign Languages, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), Vietnam. She completed her postgraduate and PhD studies in Linguistics at The University of Queensland and Macquarie University, Australia. Her research interests include L2 pragmatics and intercultural pragmatics in English Language Teaching, Teacher Education, and Teacher Professional Development. She has published her works in Language Teaching Research, RELC Journal, Current Issues in Language Planning, Language Awareness, IRAL, and other venues.
