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Peng, Yuan-yuan – English Language Teaching, 2020
Recently, there are limited specific researches on the pragmatic strategies of teachers' criticism from the angle of the Politeness Principle, among which most of them argue that teachers should adopt appropriate politeness strategies when criticizing students. However, only a few researchers point out that Leech's Politeness Principle is…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Speech Acts, Empathy, Criticism
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Ziyaeemehr, Ali; Kumar, Vijay; Abdullah, Mohd S. Faiz – English Language Teaching, 2011
A substantial body of research emphasizes the importance of humor in teaching/learning processes; however, research on the reasons for non-use of humor in academic contexts has enjoyed scant attention. Addressing this gap, this study examines the reasons for instructors' humor avoidance taking into account student perceived benefits of using humor…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning