Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IJAL), Vol. 15, No. 2, September 2012, 139-166 The Effect of Task-Based Language Teaching on EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Production, Metapragmatic Awareness, and Pragmatic Self-Assessment Zia Tajeddin a Department of English Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba'i University Tehran, Iran Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz b Department of English Language Teaching, Near East University, Nicosia, North Cyprus Amir Zand-Moghadam c Department of English Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba’I University, Tehran, Iran Received 9 January 2012; revised 13 June 2012; accepted 20 August 2012 Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of task-based language teaching (TBLT) on EFL learners’ pragmatic production, metapragmatic awareness, and pragmatic self-assessment. To this end, 75 homogeneous a Email address: zia_tajeddin@yahoo.com, Phone Number: +98 21 88694665 b Email address: keshavarz22@gmail.com, Phone Number: +90-0533 844 6071 c Email address: amir.zand.moghadam@gmail.com Corresponding address: Department of English Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba’I University, Tehran, Iran. Phone Number: +98 21 88694665 [ Downloaded from ijal.khu.ac.ir on 2021-11-27 ] 1 / 28