This graduate-level course in Arabic pragmatics focuses on three main areas: concepts and theories in pragmatics, empirical pragmatic research, and instructional pragmatics. The course will focus on a number of concepts and theories in pragmatics including, conversational implicature, speech act theory, politeness theory, relevance theory, communicative competence, pragmatic competence, pragmatic transfer, among others. It will introduce students to Arabic speech act research, including intralingual, cross-cultural, and learner-centered studies. These studies will be examined with regard to their theoretical framework, data collection and analysis methods, and significant findings. The course will also focus on instructional pragmatics, examining research studies that looked at pragmatic development among foreign and second language learners.