Humor and Play in Language Classroom Interaction: A Review of the Literature

The past two decades have seen a growing interest in the role of humor and play in secondlanguage (L2) learning and teaching. Vega (1990) went as far as to propose viewing humor as a fifth element of communicative competence; more recently, Cook (2000) has argued that language play should be regarde...

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Main Author: Elizabeth Reddington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2015-12-01
Series:Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1271