Abstract

This paper analyzes the phenomena of pragmatic failure committed by senior middle school students in their daily conversations in intercultural communication, and discusses the nature and causes of pragmatic failure in intercultural communication situations. After gaining a better understanding of the phenomena, recommendations are made on how to raise the pragmatic awareness, and develop the pragmatic ability of senior middle school students of English in the EFL (English foreign language) classroom so as to increase their intercultural communicative competence in English.
 
Key words: pragmatic failure;pragmatic awareness;pragmatic competence

摘  要

这篇文章分析中学学生在日常交流中常犯的跨文化交际语用失误的现象，并且讨论在跨文化交际中语用失误的本质和原因。在了解了跨文化交际语用失误之后，提出在中学英语教学中怎样提高中学学生的跨文化交际语用失误的意识，以及如何在课堂里培养中学学生的语用能力。

关键词：语用失误；语用意识；语用能力