Interlanguage Pragmatics (ILP) is a field of growing interest. Focussing on the speech act of
requesting the volume provides information about opportunities for pragmatic learning and how
pragmatics can be integrated into instructional foreign language learning contexts. In addition
the research reported here provides methodological insights for those interested in
investigating ILP from a second language acquisition perspective. The reader will also
encounter some research issues worth examining in relation to pragmatic language learning.
Topics include the use of assessment instruments in measuring learners' perception and
production of different pragmatic issues the long-term effects of instruction and the
effectiveness of different teaching approaches.
