International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 7

Applying Speech act theory:- “my son the fanatic” pedagogical purpose

  • Author:
  • Sana Nawaz, Iqra Saeed, Sehrish Ijaz, Arooj Arshad
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Page Number: 187 to 196

Department of English, University of Sargodha, Pakistan

Online published on 21 November, 2013.

Abstract

This paper applies a speech act theory on a short story my son the fanatic by HanifKurishi. It has pedagogical purpose.The main purpose of applying speech act on the story is that if the story is taught by applying the acts and classification of speech act theory by teachers then it becomes more understandable by the students instead of reading a story and translates it into the native language.We clarify that by using these instruments of speech act one can easily understand and teach any literary art or any other thing.