California Teacher of English Learners (CTEL) › Pragmatics
Which of the following statements about pragmatic competence is NOT true?
Pragmatic competence refers only to a learner's' output skills, their speech and writing, not their receptive skills (reading and listening)
Pragmatic competence is generally acquired late in a second language learners development
Pragmatic competence can often be identified, or tested, in a learner's ability to "hedge" in communication
All of these statements about pragmatic competence are accurate.