Creating a Community
Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 351 g
ISBN: 978-3-030-26306-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
This book investigates the importance of humour and play in the establishment of individual and group identities among adult language learners on an intensive business English course. The enclosed setting allows the emergent nature of community building and identity projection to be traced, foregrounding the important role of humorous play in these vital social processes. The book will be of interest to students and researchers of applied linguistics, second language acquisition and humour studies.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung, lebenslanges Lernen
- Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Humor
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The crucial and underexplored role of humorous play in the second language classroom.- Chapter 3: The language classroom: a hothouse where play can germinate.- Chapter 4: Exploiting frames for fun.- Chapter 5: Evoking frames through associated language.- Chapter 6: A case study: Overcoming failure in the search for common ground.- Chapter 7: Prior talk: a key resource for play.- Chapter 8: Humorous play and its implications for classroom practice.- Chapter 9: Humorous language play: lessons from the second language classroom.