Spontaneous Play in the Language Classroom

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Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

David Hann is a Central Academic Staff Lecturer in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics at the Open University, UK. His research focuses on the forms and social functions of humorous language play among non-native speakers of English in a language classroom setting.

Zusammenfassung

Treats the language classroom as a cultural context within which to examine the role of humour in the establishment and building of rapport

Explores the agency that adult learners exercise in taking ownership of a target language

Focuses on instrumental learners who operate in the international world of commercial and business transactions, where English is the lingua franca

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft , Geisteswissenschaften , Kunst , Musik
Rubrik:	Sprachwissenschaft
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	xii 254 S. 5 s/w Illustr. 254 p. 5 illus.
ISBN-13:	9783030263034
ISBN-10:	3030263037
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Hann, David
Auflage:	1st edition 2020
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	216 x 153 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	David Hann
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.08.2019
Gewicht:	0,463 kg