Pragmatic competence, being a crucial aspect of communicative competence, is among the key competencies necessary for successful communication. The present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of EFL learners’ grammatical competence (knowledge of linguistic features such as grammar and vocabulary) and proficiency level on their pragmatic competence. The participants were 165 Iranian intermediate and upper intermediate EFL learners. They were freshman and junior students (considered as intermediate and upper intermediate learners) in eight intact classes (four freshman and four junior classes) at some universities in Qom, Iran. Initially the participants took a general proficiency test (TOEFL Test, 2002) to homogenized the participants at each proficiency level and indicate that the junior students were truly more linguistically proficient that freshman students. Subsequently, they were given a discourse completion test, involving 12 multiple-choice questions assessing learners’ recognition of appropriate speech acts and pragmatic markers. The results were analyzed using some SPSS statistical techniques, which revealed that there was a moderate significant correlation between grammatical and pragmatic competences and language proficiency has a significant effect on pragmatic competence of the learners, as the junior students outperformed the freshman students.
Safari,M. (2024). The effect of grammatical competence on EFL learners’ pragmatic competence. (e716299). Applications of Language Studies, (), e716299 doi: 10.22034/jals.2024.2038082.1039
MLA
Safari,M. . "The effect of grammatical competence on EFL learners’ pragmatic competence" .e716299 , Applications of Language Studies, , , 2024, e716299. doi: 10.22034/jals.2024.2038082.1039
HARVARD
Safari M. (2024). 'The effect of grammatical competence on EFL learners’ pragmatic competence', Applications of Language Studies, (), e716299. doi: 10.22034/jals.2024.2038082.1039
CHICAGO
M. Safari, "The effect of grammatical competence on EFL learners’ pragmatic competence," Applications of Language Studies, (2024): e716299, doi: 10.22034/jals.2024.2038082.1039
VANCOUVER
Safari M. The effect of grammatical competence on EFL learners’ pragmatic competence. ALS, 2024; (): e716299. doi: 10.22034/jals.2024.2038082.1039
