Intercultural Pragmatics: Integrating Diverse Pragmatic Styles in Multicultural Academic Discourse

This prime aim of the study is to examine how language is used in academic contexts preserving divergent pragmatic styles for politeness, directness, argumentation and critical engagement in academic communication.
A qualitative analysis of students’ e-mails and their communication with professors will be conducted to identify key points of intercultural pragmatic friction. Since different cultures have different norms which are essential to be taught in terms of concrete strategies for pragmatic norms and intercultural communication.
Finally, the paper will conclude that teaching pragmatic norms explicitly can help students navigate academic discourse more effectively by fostering mutual respect for diverse communicative styles without demanding cultural assimilation.
Keywords: Pragmatics, Intercultural Communication, Politeness, Higher Education, Academic Discourse.