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Volume 2, Issue 1

 
Saying What You Mean and Meaning What You Say

Hello, InterCom subscribers!

Welcome to our second volume of the new InterCom! In this volume, we are celebrating how wonderfully complex communication is. We are excited to unpack these complexities together!

In this issue, we talk about the difference between literal meaning (locutionary force), intended meaning (illocutionary force), and how meaning is interpreted by others (perlocutionary force). In our next two issues, we will continue examining variety in language and communication. In each issue, we will share ideas for implementation in a variety of learning contexts.

Thanks for reading. If you are at the CALICO conference that began this week in Minneapolis, we are too! Check out the CASLS Spotlight for our presentations.

Don't forget to click on the Quick Takes to participate in the conversation and happy exploring!


Communication is Wonderfully Complex: Pragmatics 101
Understanding Locutionary, Perlocutionary, and Illocutionary Forces 

Ideas for Implementation!

Here are three ideas for using this video in your class:
  1. Meme Collection: Work with learners to view a meme collection (either search as a group or bring examples) that features a specific phrase in the target language that corresponds with interpersonal learning targets. As a group, identify the locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary forces at play. Click here for an example meme in English.
  2. Video Analysis: Examine a short clip (one to two minutes) in the target language in which the locutionary force (literal meaning) is not the same as the illocutionary force (intended meaning). Ask learners to identify the forces at play. Novice learners can participate in the target language through use of emoji.
  3. Introductory Reflection: Kick off the school year, term, or semester by examining the complexities of communication. Ask learners to keep a digital scrapbook using Google Jamboard or another free tool in which they keep links to examples of communication (in the L1 and L2) that exemplify their understanding of locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary forces.

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