Exploring the Pragmatic Awareness and Competence of EFL Instructors at Tertiary Level

The aim of this study is to investigate the perceptions EFL instructors employed in Schools Foreign Languages various universities Turkey concerning their awareness pragmatics and pragmatic competence. sequential mixed method design was used descriptive study. researchers administered a 12-item questionnaire with 61 participants collect quantitative data. In addition, delve into results obtained from data, two-session focus group interview conducted 10 obtain qualitative With regards data analysis, part were analyzed using statistics. For research, inductive content analysis applied analyze be able ascertain revealed that at tertiary level had moderate teaching pragmatics. Most university underscored they recognize value instructing students about cross-cultural issues. Accordingly, attempt adopt strategies practices consider needs linguistically culturally diverse students. outcomes will use foreign language instructors, curriculum designers policymakers act importance education.