This study investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of ELF communication strategy instruction for university students’ communicative competence. Conceptual studies on ELF-informed pedagogy stress the importance of teaching strategies, which promote mutual understanding and positive relationships, but few empirical pedagogical studies exist. This gap seriously hinders efforts to develop more inclusive English language and intercultural communication teaching practices that meet real-world communication needs. In response, this pilot study developed and tested the effectiveness of instructional materials and assessment instruments for teaching ELF communication strategies. These materials were pilot tested with 26 L1 and LX English speaking participants. The two assessments resulted in statistically significant improvements from pre- to posttest with small effect sizes. Participant opinion survey responses were overwhelmingly positive. Based on these encouraging preliminary results, follow-up pedagogical studies should expand on this pilot study to yield a more comprehensive understanding of ELF communication strategy instruction.

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ELF 沟通策略：教学干预试点研究

本研究探讨ELF交际策略教学对大学生交际能力的可行性和有效性。 ELF教育学的概念研究强调教学策略的重要性，促进相互理解和积极的关系，但实证教学研究很少。这一差距严重阻碍了开发更具包容性的英语语言和跨文化交流教学实践以满足现实世界交流需求的努力。为此，这项试点研究开发并测试了用于教授 ELF 沟通策略的教学材料和评估工具的有效性。这些材料由 26 名 L1 和 LX 英语参与者进行了试点测试。这两项评估从测试前到测试后带来了统计上的显着改善，且效果较小。参与者的意见调查反应绝大多数是积极的。基于这些令人鼓舞的初步结果，后续的教学研究应该在这项试点研究的基础上进行扩展，以对 ELF 沟通策略教学有更全面的理解。