scholarly journals Introducing ‘Pragmatic Intelligence’ as a Prerequisite for Pragmatic Competence in Communication

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-59
Author(s):  
Rauf Kareem Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Pragmatic Competence ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Basic Requirement ◽  
Grammatical Competence ◽  
Pragmatic Failure ◽  
Definition Of

There have been various approaches to the definition of the elusive term ‘intelligence’ from the perspectives of psychologists, computer language experts, natural scientists, linguists, philosophers, and others. However, no unanimous definition has so far been made for the term. On the contrary, new readings and understandings arise as the outcome of theoretical and experimental studies. This paper is an attempt to introduce the term ‘pragmatic intelligence’ as a prerequisite and a basic requirement for pragmatic competence to avoid pragmatic failure and secure a felicitous communication among interlocutors. The paper hypothesizes that ‘pragmatic intelligence’ is a prerequisite for ‘pragmatic competence’. In order to verify the hypothesis, the researcher theoretically analyzed the necessity of associating pragmatic competence with a mother concept of the same origin rather than connecting it to either Chomsky’s grammatical competence or Hymes’ communicative competence. The paper concluded that ‘pragmatic intelligence’ encompasses innate factors that human beings are born with, which could be shaped in the form of pragmatic competence depending on the quantity and quality of the obtained knowledge. Nonetheless, the paper also proposes for researchers to study the universal characteristics of ‘pragmatic intelligence’ and its pedagogical implications on first and second language acquisition

scholarly journals Cultural Diversity in Native and Non-Native Speakers of English Communication

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (43) ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Iman Khalaf Jasim ◽  
◽  
Sabah S. Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Pragmatic Competence ◽  
Grammatical Competence ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Pragmatic Failure ◽  
On Line ◽  
Native Speakers Of English ◽  
Communication Breakdowns

With the advancement of technology ,the study of cross-cultural communication via on line has become an important and researchable topic in linguistic theory and its applications.The aims of this study are two- fold (a) exploring the influence of cultural diversity on on-line interaction between American native speakers (NSs) and Iraqi non-native speakers (NNSs) of English which, together with other factors might potentially lead to what Thomas(1983) calls "pragmatic failure" (PF), a main cause of communication breakdowns and (b) specifying which type of PF occurs more frequently between the two groups along with the reasons behind such failures. To achieve these objectives , a number of online chats conducted between (10) American speakers of English and (8) Iraqi graduate students of English were collected and analyzed on the basis of Thomas' (1983) division of PF in an attempt to verify the assumption that pragmatic failure is a result of cultural diversity between the two groups of participants.Results revealed that the cultural differences between the two groups could be a major cause of misunderstanding ie. PF., a finding which can be of value to textbook designers and teachers of English as a foreign language (FL)who are required to improve students' pragmatic ability in classroom by focusing not only on their grammatical competence but also on their pragmatic competence.

Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian Playwright

PMLA ◽  
1946 ◽  
Vol 61 (4-Part1) ◽  
pp. 1185-1200
Author(s):  
Joseph Remenyi
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Alexander Pope ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Main Interest ◽  
Local Color ◽  
Decisive Importance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Wage Earners ◽  
Carpe Diem

Whenever Ferenc Molnar, the Hungarian playwright, is discussed, his name is associated with bons mots, a mondaine psychology, and a kind of sentimentality in which wistfulness and artificial fantasy mingle with love-making rather than with love. The discriminating miss breadth and depth in his plays; they miss the divine law of which Alexander Pope speaks that is “at once the source and end and the test of art.” In the boom years of his greatest popularity in Hungary, it was a criterion of savoir vivre to attend his plays. At times he was severely criticized, but his suavity, his unhampered manner of expression helped the expansion of the theatrical area of Hungary, though he imposed no obligations of deep thinking upon his audiences. His acclaim abroad, of which much was sound and fury, required a re-definition of his place in Hungarian stage-literature with reference to the native drama. The pro and con remarks warrant the conclusion that his universal success was not justified on purely aesthetic grounds. On the other hand, despite his overused technique, it is apparent that by discarding inherited patterns he supplied the theatre of his native land with devices of dramatic expression that were amusing, incalculable, and sometimes artistic. He was unswerving in his theatrical aims, he discovered a new range of possibilities. Hungary never had a Restoration period similar to that of England; however, in some respect, Molnar could be considered a striking example of the polished, dexterous and frivolous violation of patriotic and romantic conventions of the Hungarian stage. As critics pointed out, he himself created a theatrical convention affected by Oscar Wilde, Henri Bataille, Tristan Bernard, Alfred Capus and other western European playwrights, but he also transcended the qualities of his western models and differed from them. In matters of taste the socio-economic stratum that Molnar represented was the upper bourgeoisie, notwithstanding his alleged and true sympathies for underpaid wage earners, or for former human beings, as Maxim Gorkij called homeless vagrants. The quality of his attainments substantiates this classification. Seen against the theatrical horizon of Hungary he differs from traditional playwrights by having his plays built around characters whose main interest was determined by carnal love in its sentimental and ironic aspect, urbanity, cynicism, that is by a carpe diem philosophy in which individual gratifications were the basic impetus of action, and not national, social, or cosmic responsibilities. Molnar had the makings of a cosmopolitan; in fact, the local color of most of his plays is not of decisive importance, though, as Aurel Karpati, the Hungarian critic stated in a panegyric article, Molnar and Budapest develóped at the same time.

scholarly journals The Importance of Pragmatic Competence in the EFL Curriculum: Application and Implications*

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Mohamed Amine Choraih ◽  
Ayoub Loutfi ◽  
Abdullah Mansoor
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Pragmatic Competence ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Grammatical Competence ◽  
And Training

The field of language teaching and curriculum development has been characterized by its constant development, with a concomitant impact on the quality of education and training. The drive is mostly due to the rapidly changing world characterized by globalization and the result of openings on other fields of research. One area that has informed this field is the teaching of L2 pragmatic competence, with the commonly expressed generalization being that there is a gap between what research in pragmatics has found and how language is generally taught today (Ishihara & Cohen, 2010). On this view, this paper purports to investigate the role of pragmatic competence in the teaching of English. We provide evidence that language proficiency should not only be equated with grammatical well-formedness, but also with how to use it appropriately and efficiently in the target language. This being the case, however, we will show that the implementation of this view is far from being easy, especially in a trend that has for long been characterized by a focus on the grammatical competence, both in terms of training and curriculum design. This is paired with a similar difficulty in terms of how to translate the pragmatically-based approach into L2 classroom practices and how to identify modes of assessment. Addressing these issues, we believe, will shed light on some of the challenges and implications on the teaching of English along with the applicability of the suggested approach to the current ELT reform in the Arab world in general and in Morocco in particular.

scholarly journals SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: ANALYZE OF PRAGMATIC FAILURE

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Rahmatul Khasanah
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Pragmatic Competence ◽  
Authentic Material ◽  
Pragmatic Failure

The paper is created based on the reality of communication in Indonesia that is done by language learner, as a foreign language. Not a public secret anymore if a failure occurs within communication of an Indonesian language learner with foreign people. Perhaps, the learners can communicate by using correct grammatical but he or she often does not understand the utterance that uttered by foreign people. In this case, pragmatic competence is needed by the learner in order to avoid a pragmatic failure. Giving an authentic material is also one of the ways to avoid a pragmatic failure and increase the learner’s pragmatic competence.

scholarly journals The Quality of the Tribosystem as a Factor of Wear Resistance

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.3) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Viktor Vojtov ◽  
Abliatif Biekirov ◽  
Anton Voitov
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Diffusivity ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Wear Rate ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Quality Value ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this work was to develop a criterion for estimating the quality factor of the tribosystem and to assess its effect on wear rate, friction coefficient and run-in time. The basis of the methodological approach when developing a criterion for the quality of the tribosystem is the parameters that take into account the construction of the tribosystem, the thermal diffusivity of materials and the loading conditions of the tribosystems.The definition of the quality of the tribosystem has been further developed, which, unlike the known one, takes into account the geometric dimensions and kinematic scheme of the tribosystem, the thermal diffusivity of materials and the rate of propagation of deformation in the surface layers of the triboelement materials during their contact interaction. Theoretical and experimental studies established the relationship between the quality value, wear rate and the friction coefficient in the process of running-in. It is shown that the increase in quality helps to reduce the above-mentioned parameters.The relationship between the running-in time and the quality value is established. It is shown that the process of running-in can be controlled. To reduce the running-in time, it is necessary to reduce the sliding speed during the transient process and to increase the tribological properties of the lubricating medium. The presented theoretical and experimental studies allow us to state that the quality of tribosystems Q can be a measure of the potential ability of the tribosystem to adapt (adapt) to operating conditions, providing the maximum resource.  

The dignity of the nursing profession

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 659-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Sabatino ◽  
Alessandro Stievano ◽  
Gennaro Rocco ◽  
Hanna Kallio ◽  
Anna-Maija Pietila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Clear Definition ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Tentative Model ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Nursing Professional ◽  
Selection Of

Background: Nursing continues to gain legitimation epistemologically and ontologically as a scientific discipline throughout the world. If a profession gains respect as a true autonomous scientific profession, then this recognition has to be put in practice in all environments and geographical areas. Nursing professional dignity, as a self-regarding concept, does not have a clear definition in the literature, and it has only begun to be analyzed in the last 10 years. Objectives: The purpose of this meta-synthesis was to determine the various factors that constitute the notion of nursing professional dignity. The target was to create a tentative model of the concept. Research design: The research design was a meta-synthesis (N = 15 original articles) of nursing professional dignity described in the literature, based on the guidelines by Noblit and Hare. Method and findings: Original studies were sought out from electronic databases and manual searches. The selection of literature was conducted on stages based on titles (n = 2595), abstracts (n = 70), and full-texts (n = 15) according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. From this analysis, a clear definition of nursing professional dignity emerged that underscored two main macro-dimensions constituting this intertwined, multidimensional, and complex notion: characteristics of the human beings and workplace elements. Conclusion: The recognition of nursing professional dignity could have a positive impact on patients because the results clearly showed that nurses are more prone to foster patients’ dignity, patients’ safety, and a better quality of care if their own dignity is respected. If nurses are uncomfortable, humiliated, or not seen in their professional role, it is difficult to give to others good care, good support, or good relationships.

Knowledge of Language

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Kilroe
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Linguistic Competence ◽  
Linguistic Meaning ◽  
Speech Community ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Social Conventions ◽  
Knowledge Of Language

Human beings learn to speak or sign the language or languages they are exposed to as children. To have acquired the language(s) of one's speech community is to have acquired both linguistic and communicative competence. Linguistic competence results from internalizing the knowledge of the basic elements of language (sounds, words, sentences) and the rules for combining these elements into units that enable users to express linguistic meaning. Communicative competence results when learners have acquired knowledge of the appropriate social conventions involved in interpersonal communication. Effective language teaching is enhanced through an understanding of both the structural and social aspects of linguistic communication as well as how these aspects challenge students in the process of second language acquisition.

scholarly journals Analysis of the subject field of the phenomenon of communicative culture in dissertation research on pedagogical science

2020 ◽  
pp. 112-126
Author(s):  
Valentina G. Ryndak ◽  
◽  
Yuliya A. Bazhenova
Keyword(s):  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Subject Field ◽  
Dissertation Research ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Pedagogical Science

The paper is devoted to the phenomenon of communicative culture in pedagogical science. The material for the study was the domestic dissertation research on pedagogy from 1998 to 2017, the subject of which is this phenomenon. The authors define the main theoretical constructs (communicative competence, pedagogical communication, communication culture, etc.), which allowed researchers to formulate their own definition of the phenomenon of communicative culture. It is revealed that the performances of modern domestic scientists understanding of the studied phenomena is ambiguous and depends on the specific problems of the study, in 53.1% of studies, the phenomenon of communicative culture is understood as an integral (or integrative) personal quality; 9.5% – as a component of professional activity, giving the opportunity to represent the studied phenomenon by transferring characteristics of professional activity; in 16.6 per cent as the quality of the individual, reflecting the motives and needs of communication and interaction with other people; in 20.2% – as the ability to establish a variety of social contacts, depending on the mastery of science and the art of communication, patterns and values of behavior. At the same time, related concepts (for example, communicative activity, pedagogical communication, communicative competence, culture of communication, etc.) were studied in detail. Freedom in determining the components of the structure of the phenomenon of communicative culture, we explain the artificiality of ideas about it in the mind of the researcher as a consequence of transposition (a variant of the result of generalization).

scholarly journals DYNAMICS OF PROBLEM OF ALTRUISM LIKE PSYCHOLOGY-PEDAGOGICAL CATEGORY

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kateryna Stoiko
Keyword(s):  
Educational Process ◽  
Altruistic Behavior ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Ethical Thought ◽  
Historical Aspect ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The 19Th Century

The article presents the definition of altruism such as philosophical, social and psychological-pedagogical category. In this case, proposed the designation "altruism" is understood like an ethic principle and moral practice of concern for the happiness of other human beings, resulting in a quality of life both material and spiritual. The concept has a long history in philosophical and ethical thought. The term was originally coined in the 19th century by the founding sociologist and philosopher of science, August Comte, and has become a major topic for psychologists (especially evolutionary psychology researchers), evolutionary biologists, and ethnologists. Whilst ideas about altruism from one field can affect the other fields, the different methods and focuses of these fields always lead to different perspectives on altruism. Category altruism was reflected in pedagogical science. The article presents different views on the interpretation and understanding of the problem of altruism and its importance in the educational process. The preconditions of entering the category of altruism in the world and domestic pedagogical thought are considered. The above-mentioned problem has been investigated in the historical aspect. The generalization of the theory of the origin of altruism, the peculiarities of manifestations, factors, inducing to altruistic behavior is carried out. The urgency of consideration of a problem at the present stage of educational work of pupils is considered. The opinions of scientists N.Eisenberg, S.Goncharenko, V.Efroimson, D.Kleery, O.Kont, D.Maers, G.Mironova, A.Moiseeva, M.Snyder about an understanding of a category of altruism are offered. The generalization of the theory of the origin of altruism, the peculiarities of manifestations, factors, inducing to altruistic behavior is carried out. The urgency of consideration of a problem at the present stage of educational work of pupils is considered.

Immunoferritin localization of intracellular antigens in positively stained frozen sections

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-169
Author(s):  
K. T. Tokuyasu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Water Surface ◽  
Thin Layers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Positive Staining ◽  
Frozen Sections ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ultrathin Frozen Sections ◽  
Definition Of

During the past investigations of immunoferritin localization of intracellular antigens in ultrathin frozen sections, we found that the degree of negative staining required to delineate u1trastructural details was often too dense for the recognition of ferritin particles. The quality of positive staining of ultrathin frozen sections, on the other hand, has generally been far inferior to that attainable in conventional plastic embedded sections, particularly in the definition of membranes. As we discussed before, a main cause of this difficulty seemed to be the vulnerability of frozen sections to the damaging effects of air-water surface tension at the time of drying of the sections.Indeed, we found that the quality of positive staining is greatly improved when positively stained frozen sections are protected against the effects of surface tension by embedding them in thin layers of mechanically stable materials at the time of drying (unpublished).

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