(NUST, Department of English Communication., 2009) Krishnamurthy, Sarala; Ithindi, Elina; Brewis, Alexander; Eiseb, Juliet
Pragmatics has been described as the analysis of language taking into account the
socio-cultural context in which it is used. In other words, it is the study of language
of a particular region which reveals the influence of mother tongue and other cultural aspects. While pragmatic analysis can be done in many ways, this paper focuses
on discussions that take place in the class room. Our subjects are students of the
NUST who are expected to participate in classroom discussions
as part of their formative assessment. This paper explores the relative success of
classroom discussions according to the proficiency level of the students with a view to identifying and improving their interactions both in the classroom and in a societal setting.