teaching pragmatics in Ethiopia: opportunities and challenges

ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND LAW,
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

INVESTIGATING THE CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING PRAGMATIC
COMPETENCE OF EFL STUDENTS: THE CASE OF ST.
JOSEPH SCHOOL IN ADAMA

By
KORIE SHANKULIE
Advisor: HAILELEUL ZELEKE (PHD)

JUNE 2012

INVESTIGATING THE CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING PRAGMATIC
COMPETENCE OF EFL STUDENTS: THE CASE OF St.
JOSEPH SCHOOL IN ADAMA

By
Korie Shankulie

A Thesis Submitted to School of Humanities and Law,
Department of English in partial fulfillment for the requirement of Master of Arts degree (MA) in
English

JUNE 2012
Adama

Declaration
I declare that the research paper hereby submitted to Adama science and Technology University for the degree, Masters of English has not previously been submitted by me or anyone else for a degree at this university or any other university, but it is my own work in design and execution and that all materials contained therein HAVE been fully acknowledged.

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Korie Shankulie

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ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND LAW
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
(GRADUATE PROGRAM)

Investigating the Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Pragmatic Competence of EFL
Students: the Case of St. Joseph School in Adama

By
Korie Shankulie

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Acknowledgments
I sincerely thank my advisor, Dr. Haileleul Zeleke, for his insightful comments, professional guidance and detailed advice throughout the development of this thesis. I remain greatly indebted to him again for his fruitful comments and