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Join us this week as we conclude this series about learning pragmatics, or the verbal and nonverbal ways in which people communicate meaning, both interpersonally and interculturally. Through this series we have looked at how to use Observe, Analyze and Extend strategies to understand pragmatic speech acts and to address what one can learn from pragmatic mistakes or misunderstandings.

This week we celebrate mistakes and successes, and look at how to use mistakes as an opportunity to learn.

Thank you to Holly Shao, CASLS Graduate Intern, for her role in creating this week’s video.

There are a few ways to get connected with us this week:

• Join our InterCom Live! session. We connect on Facebook every Monday at 11:00 am Pacific. To join us, open CASLS's Facebook page at the designated time. Can't make it? The InterCom Live! events are always recorded, and you can find them on our Facebook page.
• Check out the Activity of the Week! This activity guides learners through a self-review and peer review process of a chosen work sample of a social media post or meme, identifying aspects of the sample that were successful and aspects that could be improved.
• Check out this blog post for more information about why making mistakes is crucial to learning languages or developing any other new skill.

Happy exploring! We are excited to continue engaging with you this week.