Abstract: Based on the questionnaire and interview, the thesis aims to overview the main       pragmatic failures in English-majors’ English-learning. It focuses on a test of   50 students among students in Xingzhi Institute in Nanjing Xiaozhuang University.   According to analysis of the relative data and current situation, the thesis discusses   reasons of pragmatic failure in English-majors’ learning and provides some     effective measures to avoid them. 

Key Words: pragmatic failures; English-majored students; questionnaire and interview; analysis   and measures

CONTENTS

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction1

2. Investigation.2

  2.1 The Current English-learning Situation of English-majored Students

  2.2 Investigation Approaches

    2.2.1 Questionnaire 

    2.2.2 Interview

  2.3 The Results of the Questionnaire and the Interview

3. Analysis of Causes of Pragmatic Failure4

  3.1 In Terms of Pragmalinguistic Failure

  3.2 In Terms of Sociopragmatic Failure

4. Suggestions on Avoiding Pragmatic Failures in English Learning5

  4.1 Suggestions to Teachers

  4.2 Suggestions to Students 

    4.2.1 Suggestions on Pragmalinguistic Failure

4.2.2 Suggestions on Sociopragmatic Failure

5.Conclusion.7

Bibliography8

Appendix.9

Acknowledgement15