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Chiang, Yi-Chen; Lee, Chun-Yang; Wang, Hong-Huei – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: To adapt to dramatic changes from physical growth, physical development and the increasing demand of significant others, humor has been found to be an effective coping strategy. However, previous studies have found that adolescents start to express their humor styles with aggressive components which causes negative consequences, such…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Adolescents, Coping, Physical Development
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Liang, Mei-Ya – Classroom Discourse, 2015
Although research has investigated laughter in professional communication settings, fewer studies have explored laughter-talk in second language (L2) classrooms. This study examines L2 university students' use of laughter-talk in peer group conversation to understand the linguistics of affect and its interactional effects. The author draws upon…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Peer Relationship