This document discusses strategies for raising students' pragmatic awareness in language learning. It recommends using examples from students' own experiences and cultures to illustrate pragmatic concepts like ritual politeness, apology speech acts, and cross-cultural miscommunications. The teacher should observe students and provide a focus for pragmatic analysis using students' first language. Students then practice data collection by recording native speakers and identifying contextual factors. The goal is for students to develop a good sense of pragmatic norms and how to analyze speech acts in order to apply pragmatic skills outside the classroom.