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The Korean Association for the Study of English Language and Linguistics
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Korea Journal of English Language and Linguistics - Vol. 23, No. 0, pp.303-323
ISSN: 1598-1398 (Print) 2586-7474 (Online)
Print publication date 30 Jan 2023
Received 15 Mar 2023 Revised 12 Apr 2023 Accepted 18 Apr 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15738/kjell.23..202304.303

A Study of Intercultural Pragmatic Strategies of ELF Learners in Translation

Young Mi Kim
(corresponding author) Professor, Dept. of English Language and Literature, Duksung Women's University, Tel: 02-901-8458 kimyoung@duksung.ac.kr


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Abstract

This study investigated how English as a lingua franca (ELF) learners use their intercultural discourse and pragmatic strategies in the translation of children’s stories. English as an international language has blurred the boundary between English as a foreign language (EFL) and English as a native language (ENL), defining the concepts of intercultural communication skills and pragmatic strategies as being more vital. This study analyzed the translations of Korean university students in a translation workshop aimed at improving their English and translation skills. The findings indicate that the translation of ELF learners is a complex process of meaning negotiation that involves the use of intercultural pragmatic strategies. Intercultural pragmatic competence involves the integration of complex elements of pragmatics from two languages such as interlanguage. The study shows that intercultural pragmatic strategies were used for meaning-based translation rather than structure-based translation. The ELF learners’ unique intercultural pragmatic strategies did not result in errors but reflected their developmental stage of intercultural pragmatic competence. This study discusses further implications for enhancing intercultural pragmatic strategies.

Keywords:

intercultural pragmatic strategy, meaning-based translation, speech acts, pragmatics, ELF pedagogy

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by grant 2020 of Duksung Women’s University.

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