Discourse and Pragmatics in English Grammar Teaching

Abstract

This essay aims to explore on what aspects discourse and pragmatics impact on grammar teaching. It focused on discourse and pragmatics application, attempting to describe the principle aspects of discourse and pragmatics which influence grammar teaching. It introduced the general idea of what discourse and pragmatics are. It then picked some points of discourse and pragmatics which are relevant to grammar teaching such as cohesion and coherence of text, principles of human interaction, speech acts, and the degree of politeness. Finally, it moved towards grammar teaching, giving an argument on whether grammar should be taught or not and explaining how grammar is taught.