Vol. 1 No. 5 (2026), Articles
Vol. 1 No. 5 (2026)

Strenghtening students’ pragmatic awareness by analyzing texts through Critical Discourse Analyses (CDA)

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Published 2026-05-05
Dilshodjon Dadaboev
Uzbek State University of World Languages Teacher of the Department of English Language Course of Integrated Skills No. 1, Adjunct Professor at Webster University in Tashkent, Independent Resercher of Namangan State Foreign Languages Institute named after Iskhokhhon Ibrat.
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Keywords

pragmatic awareness, critical discourse analysis, authentic texts, critical literacy, pragmatics

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Dadaboev , D. (2026). Strenghtening students’ pragmatic awareness by analyzing texts through Critical Discourse Analyses (CDA) . INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE, 1(5), 13-17. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20034105
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Abstract

Developing pragmatic awareness is a major goal in language education because learners need to interpret implied meanings, recognize communicative intentions, and use language appropriately in social contexts. However, pragmatic instruction in many EFL classrooms often remains limited to formulaic expressions and speech act patterns. This conceptual article explores how Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) can strengthen students’ pragmatic awareness through the analysis of authentic texts. The article argues that integrating CDA into classroom practice helps learners analyze implicatures, presuppositions, politeness strategies, ideology, and power relations embedded in discourse. The paper discusses pedagogical implications for language teaching and concludes that CDA can serve as an effective linguodidactic tool for developing critical pragmatic awareness.

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