TY - JOUR AU - McLean, Terrence PY - 2004/06/12 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Giving Students a Fighting Chance: Pragmatics in the Language Classroom JF - TESL Canada Journal JA - TESL Canada VL - 21 IS - 2 SE - In the Classroom DO - 10.18806/tesl.v21i2.175 UR - https://teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/article/view/175 SP - 72 - 92 AB - In order to give language learners a fighting chance outside the classroom, teachers must provide them with consciousness-raising opportunities for developing pragmatic awareness. By attending to pragmatic factors in second-language (L2) situations, students will be better able to make informed decisions in negotiating effective communication., This article examines the potential use of the pragmatic discourse completion task (DCT) as a springboard for discussion in the L2 classroom. A description of a DCT used in a study involving advanced L2 learners at the University of Alberta (Ranta, 2002) is provided. The author also provides suggestions for developing students' pragmatic awareness. ER -