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Teaching Comprehension of Double-Meaning Jokes to Young Children
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Jackson, Marianne L.; Nuñez, Rocio M.; Maraach, Dana; Wilhite, Chelsea J.; Moschella, Jp D. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2021
Various forms of humor are an important aspect of social interactions, even at an early age. Humor comprehension is a repertoire that is said to emerge between the ages of 7 and 11 years, and this is primarily attributed to a child's level of cognitive development. The behavioral literature has suggested that various forms of complex verbal…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Language Processing, Interpersonal Relationship
Proffering Absurd Candidate Formulations in the Pursuit of Progressivity
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Amar, Cheikhna; Nanbu, Zachary; Greer, Tim – Classroom Discourse, 2022
Based on interaction recorded in EFL classrooms, this study uses Conversation Analysis to document the post-first deployment of an absurd candidate formulation (ACF) to pursue recipient response at points of interactional delay. ACFs are a form of correction-invitation device in which the question initiator proffers a candidate response that is…
Descriptors: Humor, Political Attitudes, Discourse Analysis, Error Correction
Trust-Building in the Mentoring of Students of Color
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Chan, Anne – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2018
Trust is a vital component of mentoring, particularly when protégés are people of color who have experienced racism and discrimination. My findings are part of a larger study that culminated in the formulation of a theory of multicultural mentoring. Trust was found to be foundational for successful multicultural mentoring relationships. In my…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Mentors, Minority Group Students, Racial Relations
Learning English through Social Interaction: The Case of "Big Brother 2006," Finland
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Kaanta, Leila; Jauni, Heidi; Leppanen, Sirpa; Peuronen, Saija; Paakkinen, Terhi – Modern Language Journal, 2013
In line with recent Conversation Analytic work on language learning as situated practice, this article investigates how interactants can create language learning opportunities for themselves and others in and through social interaction. The study shows how the participants of "Big Brother Finland," a reality TV show, whose main…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Do the Wrong Thing: How Toddlers Tell a Joke from a Mistake
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Hoicka, Elena; Gattis, Merideth – Cognitive Development, 2008
We investigated whether 19-36-month-olds (1) differentiate mistakes from jokes, and (2) understand humorous intentions. The experimenter demonstrated unambiguous jokes accompanied by laughter, unambiguous mistakes accompanied by the experimenter saying, "Woops!", and ambiguous actions that could either be a mistake or a joke, accompanied by either…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Humor, Comprehension, Age Differences
L2 Learning as Social Practice Conversation-Analytic Perspectives
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Pallotti, Gabriele, Ed.; Wagner, Johannes, Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2011
This volume collects empirical studies applying Conversation Analysis to situations where second, third and other additional languages are used. A number of different aspects are considered, including how linguistic systems develop over time through social interaction, how participants 'do' language learning and teaching in classroom and everyday…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Pragmatics