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Troy McConachy

@TroyMcConachy

Senior Lecturer in Language and Literacy Education at UNSW Sydney. Co-editor of Elements in Intercultural Communication (CUP). Personal views.
Sydney, New South Wales Joined October 2017
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Troy McConachy @TroyMcConachy
New article of mine in the International Journal of Applied Linguistics: Recognizing L2 pragmatics learning as a morally embedded and psychologically challenging process.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com Recognising L2 Pragmatics Learning as a Morally Embedded and Psychologically Challenging Process Traditional understandings of pragmatic competence within the field of second language acquisition have tended to emphasise the learner's ability to successfully comprehend the pragmatic norms of...
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Troy McConachy @TroyMcConachy
What an absolute tragedy. There were matters that required careful investigation for the sake of all parties, but Jason Arday absolutely did not deserve to be driven to this. Sickened by the giddiness of those in the media that relentlessly tore him apart every day.
Troy McConachy @TroyMcConachy
New publication with Suji Ko from Uni of Warwick on the intercultural learning potential of Korean High School ‘English Conversation’ textbooks.

#intercultural
#languagelearning
#educationinKorea
#textbook
#culturalrepresentation

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
www.tandfonline.com Examining intercultural learning in Korean High School ‘English Conversation’ textbooks: the role... Revisions to the national curriculum for English language education in Korean high schools have emphasised intercultural learning goals, yet little is known about how textbooks support such learnin...