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Direct linkWu, Ching-Lin; Chen, Hsueh-Chih – Creativity Research Journal, 2019
Both creativity and humor are high-level cognitive functions and complex concepts. Although creativity and humor are generally deemed positively correlated, it has been difficult to explicitly identify their relationship with each other. The cognitive process of creativity includes divergent thinking, insight, and remote association, whereas humor…
Descriptors: Creativity, Humor, Cognitive Ability, Correlation
Domingo, Ephraim Viernes – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
Higher education students are increasingly becoming aware of the importance of being successful in oral academic presentations (OAP) in their academic endeavors. For English as a second language students in English-medium institutions, it also provides them with opportunities for language socialization. However, succeeding in the delivery of an…
Descriptors: Coping, Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning
Download full textvan der Zwaard, Rose; Bannink, Anne – CALICO Journal, 2018
In this article we investigate data from digital interactions between native speaker (NS) and non-native speaker (NNS) dyads of English during synchronous computer mediated communication. As opposed to most studies into the NS-NNS interface, we reversed the expert-learner participant roles: during the task performance, the NS was the (cultural)…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Poupore, Glen – Modern Language Journal, 2018
Working with Korean university-level learners of English, this study provides a detailed analytical comparison of 2 task work groups that were video-recorded, with 1 group scoring very high and the other relatively low based on the results of a Group Work Dynamic (GWD) measuring instrument. Adopting a complexity theory (CT) perspective and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Task Analysis, Group Dynamics
Skalicky, Stephen; Crossley, Scott A.; McNamara, Danielle S.; Muldner, Kasia – Creativity Research Journal, 2017
Creativity is commonly assessed using divergent thinking tasks, which measure the fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration of participant output on a variety of different tasks. This study assesses the degree to which creativity can be identified based on linguistic features of participants' language while completing collaborative…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Linguistics
Mitchell, Heather H.; Graesser, Arthur C.; Louwerse, Max M. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Two experiments were conducted to assess the effects of various constraints on the processing of jokes. Participants read humorous jokes and nonhumorous alternatives of the jokes, which were presented in 3 conditions that manipulated discourse context (comedy, political, and control). In Experiment 1, participants rated the funniness of texts and…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Eye Movements, Humor, Cognitive Processes
