Pragmatics and Awareness – Raising Tasks in Language Learning

Abstract

In this article, the author gives brief information on a branch of linguistics, pragmatics, and its 
importance in language learning using different authentic examples. Language acquisition is 
considered one of the most challenging educational processes since the learners sometimes mix the 
two language materials, vocabulary and grammar structure, etc. The notions ‘overgeneralization’ 
and ‘negative transfer’ are commonly used in language learning pragmatics about the relation of L1 
and L2. Furthermore this paper indicates  importance and the usage of awareness raising tasks on 
the basis of comparison of first and second language. In addition there exist possible solutions for 
the problems that have been suggested by the author.