Abstract：From the perspective of pragmatics, this paper analyzes the teaching process and content of the basic teaching for English majors in universities in our country and explores the application and implication of the cooperative principle and relevance theory. Meanwhile, the paper also offers some feasible suggestions on the improvement of the pragmatic knowledge and teaching methods of the teachers. Hopefully, this paper can be of referential significance and value for the development of the pragmatic competence of college students, as well as the optimization of teaching objectives and content.

Keyword：pragmatics;English majors;basic teaching;