Publications

Publication details [#52692]

Bell, Nancy. 2009. Learning about and through humor in the second language classroom. Language Teaching Research 13 (3) : 241–258.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

classroom conversation | function | humor | pedagogy | second language acquisition

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Annotation

This empirical study discusses the use and understanding of humor by second language (L2) speakers in both classroom and non-classroom contexts. It criticizes pedagogical yet encourages other applications of humor in the L2 classroom.