The presentation that Ismail Lahnich delivered is an article by Bardovi-HarligTeaching.

In the
introduction, he stated that, the study of pragmatics explores the teaching of pragmatics through
lessons and activities created by teachers of English as a second and foreign language. One important
idea in this regard is that There is a difference b/ the pragmatic systems of Ns and NNs. As the titile
of the presentation indicates, Evaluating the Empirical Evidence: Grounds for Instruction in
Pragmatics, the evidence we are talking about here is production, that is to say, either Using
different SAs (suggestions vs rejections) or No speech acts. Also, the evidence can be in form of
semantic formulas such as apology or rejection. In his presentation, he added some Factors in
Determining L2 Pragmatic Competence namely input which can be derived from academic talk, and
textbook, additionlly, iput can also be derived from instruction. The latter of a double-edged sword
which can be confined to the The focus on a limited range of semantic formulas which may lead to
overuse.