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Mika, Carl – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2021
Where has all the hilarity gone -- and, with it, the ethics of the dark? In this article, I engage with our metaphysical entities of darkness (in Maori, Te Po) and nothingness (Te Kore). Undermining and re-declaring (only to un-declare once again) are more than just pleasurable exercise for my own indigenous group -- Maori; they are ethical…
Descriptors: Pacific Islanders, Ethnic Groups, Metacognition, Ethics
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Vandergriff, Ilona – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2016
"Second-language Discourse in the Digital World" illustrates a new, practice-driven approach to technology in second-language (L2) learning that begins with what L2 users do when they connect with others online. With its rich set of examples from a number of different languages and a variety of digital platforms, in and beyond the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Information Technology, Semiotics
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Martínez, Ramón Antonio; Morales, P. Zitlali – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2014
This article explores the role of profanity and graphic humor in the bilingual wordplay of Latin@ middle school students. We highlight the creativity, skill, and communicative competence embedded in this transgressive wordplay, revealing how these youth employed profanity and graphic humor to index ethnic solidarity and construct bilingual…
Descriptors: Humor, Language Usage, Bilingualism, Self Concept