Abstract

This paper discusses about the importance of teaching Pragmatics to students in Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh where Telugu is the native language of the state. It throws light on the emergence of developing Pragmatics among the students and suggests to comprise it as a part of Communication Skills Education. This review emphasizes on the need of realizing the contrast between Academic English that is prescribed by the University and Communicative English which includes Pragmatic Competence that paves path to the students career even after completion of their Technical Graduation and also being a successful employee in future. It reveals the seriousness of Practice rather than tones of theoretical based work of the language. It brings awareness that speaking English is the ultimate task of the student than quietly accumulating knowledge of language.

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