To conclude, The studies suggest that EFL learners face challenges in employing appropriate language functions, politeness strategies, and discourse markers in email communication. Therefore, EFL instructors should provide authentic email writing tasks and focus on teaching language functions, politeness strategies, and discourse markers to improve learners’ pragmatic competence in email writing. It is necessary to provide students with opportunities to practice and develop their pragmatic skills, using authentic materials and real-life situations, and to raise their awareness of the importance of context, culture, and social norms in communication.
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