Author(s)

Xiangyue Yu

Corresponding Author

Xiangyue Yu

Abstract

Through reviewing the research trends of pragmatic competence, we find that with the change of communicative context and the diversification of communicative subject’s language and cultural background, the form and connotation of pragmatic competence are developing continuously, and new dimensions of exploration are emerging. The focus of pragmatic competence research has gradually shifted from cross-cultural pragmatic competence and interlanguage pragmatic competence to intercultural pragmatic competence, especially the diversified manifestations and dimensions of pragmatic competence. So, how to promote the development of multiple pragmatic competence? This brings up a new issue for English teaching in China, especially for English bachelor’s program teaching. This paper is closely combined with English as an international lingua franca (ELF) under the background of intercultural pragmatic research involving multiple pragmatic competences, aiming to explore the development strategy of English major undergraduates’ multiple pragmatic competence.

Keywords

English major undergraduates, Multiple pragmatic competence, Development