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Improve classroom instruction on the use of non-English majors Pragmatic Abstract: The current English learners to improve cross-cultural communicative competence has become the main objective of English teaching. Pragmatic competence is essential component of communicative competence. In foreign language teaching, to improve cross-cultural communication skills of students, they must develop their pragmatic competence. In order to improve non-English majors pragmatic competence in the teaching process, teachers should pay attention to the following three areas: cross-cultural awareness of students, teach students language and cultural knowledge and teach students to use knowledge. Paper Keywords: pragmatic competence, cross-cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, pragmatic knowledge With the globalization of world economy and China’s rising international status, especially after joining the WTO, China and other countries become more closely linked. As between China and Western countries the main language of communication, English is extensive use of cross-cultural communication. At present, English language learners to improve intercultural communication competence (interculturacommunicativecompetence) has become the main objective of English teaching. pragmatic competence (pragmaticcompetence) is a necessary component of communicative competence in foreign language teaching, to improve cross-cultural communication skills of students, they must develop their pragmatic competence. So, what is the pragmatic capacity? DellHymes made in 1971 Communicative Competence (communicativecompetence) concept. He believes people should pay attention to the use of language the accuracy of the language, but also take into account the appropriateness of the language in .1972 “On communicative competence” (OnCommunicativeComeptenec) an article his communication skills are divided into four areas to form the possibility that the feasibility of the implementation of the