Discourse and pragmatics are very important factors in ELT and they are very useful to effective language teaching and learning.This essay is going to discuss the influence of discourse and pragmatics on language teaching.It includes several parts in which the principal aspects of discourse and pragmatics would be covered. Discourse and pragmatics are very important factors in ELT and they are very useful to effective language teaching and learning.This essay is going to discuss the influence of discourse and pragmatics on language teaching. It includes several parts in which the principal aspects of discourse and pragmatics. would be covered.