Spontaneous Play in the Language Classroom Creating a Community
"Humorous language play is an ever-present, but rarely examined feature of interaction in language classrooms. In this book, Hann traces the life of playful utterances within the talk of students enrolled in intensive, short-term, business language courses. Empirically grounded and richly detai...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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