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Title EFFECTS OF INTERCULTURAL PRAGMATICS ON STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTS

Author(s) ALI HASSAN

Abstract This study sought to determine the effectes of intercultural pragmatics in the development of reading comprehension. Further, the study aimed to find out the demerits of conventional approaches employed in English language pedagogy that tends to overlook the aspects of cultural norms associated with the target language. Moreover, the study benefitted and employed an experimental design as research paradigm. Besides, the study used random sample technique wherein the researcher selected 50 10th grade English language learners from a nearby school in District Ghotki, Tehsil Ubauro, and equally divided them into two groups i.e., experimental and control group. During the investigation, the two groups received different treatment: the experimental group was exposed to some text rich in cultural context (Sindhi & English Cultures), while the control group was taught a text neutral to culture. Pre and post-tests were given in the beginning and at the end of the experimental study respectively to measure the progress of the students that they had achieved. The t-test as an analytical tool was used to statistically examine the data because the study was quantitative in nature. Therefore, the study proved useful in establishing a strong link between reading comprehension and intercultural pragmatics. Thus, the findings of the study demonstrated that including cultural context in the language learning process enhances students' comprehension skills. Following the findings of the study, it was further revealed that teaching intercultural pragmatics in language curriculum helps students in learning and understanding foreign languages. However, other related aspects such as accomplishments of different speech acts in different cultural contexts can be explored in further research.

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Department English

Language English

Publication Date 2024-03-08

Subject English Linguistics

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