10 titles of the use of Linguistics in ELT

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Linguistics offers key insights for enhancing English language teaching, particularly through pragmatics-focused applications suitable for JoPR's scope on pragmatics, pragmatics in ELT, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, semiotics, systemic functional linguistics, and socio-pragmatics. Here are 10 research title suggestions tailored to these areas, drawing from established linguistic principles in ELT. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)

## Pragmatics in ELT
**1. Developing Pragmatic Competence: Teaching Speech Acts in EFL Classrooms through Role-Play Simulations.**
Pragmatic instruction targets illocutionary force, like requests and apologies, aligning with JoPR's pragmatics in ELT focus. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)

**2. Implicature Recognition in Indonesian EFL Learners: A Study on Gricean Maxims via Contextual Tasks.**
This examines conversational implicatures, fitting socio-pragmatics by addressing L1 cultural transfer. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)

## Sociolinguistics Applications
**3. Code-Switching Patterns among Bilingual Teachers: Sociolinguistic Strategies for Enhancing Classroom Interaction in ELT.**
Sociolinguistics analyzes code choice impacts on rapport, relevant to JoPR's sociolinguistics scope. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)

**4. Dialect Variation and Identity Negotiation: Sociolinguistic Approaches to Teaching Standard English in Multilingual Settings.**
It explores dialect prestige in ELT, supporting socio-pragmatics through identity discourse. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)

## Discourse Analysis
**5. Cohesion and Coherence in EFL Student Essays: Discourse Analysis of Linking Devices and Their Pedagogical Implications.**
Systemic functional linguistics informs cohesion teaching, directly matching JoPR's discourse analysis. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)

**6. Turn-Taking Dynamics in Online EFL Discussions: A Discourse Analytic Study of Participation Equity.**
This applies discourse markers to virtual pragmatics, suitable for modern ELT contexts. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)

## Systemic Functional Linguistics
**7. Genre-Based Pedagogy: Using SFL to Teach Argumentative Writing in Indonesian Secondary ELT Classrooms.**
SFL's metafunctions guide genre awareness, aligning with JoPR's SFL emphasis. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)

**8. Multimodal Discourse in EFL Textbooks: SFL Analysis of Visual-Verbal Integration for Meaning-Making.**
It extends SFL to semiotics, evaluating textbook efficacy. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)

## Socio-Pragmatics and Semiotics
**9. Politeness Strategies in Teacher Feedback: Socio-Pragmatic Analysis of Face-Threatening Acts in Indonesian ELT.**
Brown and Levinson's model informs feedback pragmatics, fitting socio-pragmatics. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)

**10. Semiotic Resources in Digital Storytelling: Enhancing Pragmatic Awareness among EFL Learners.**
Semiotics examines multimodal signs for narrative pragmatics, per JoPR's scope. [ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac](https://ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac.id/index.php/jopr/index)