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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
Carey, Britany, Ed.; Sasayama, Shoko, Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2011
The theme of this year's conference was "Check Your Vision for the Future" with papers highlighting emerging changes in language use and literature, as well as suggestions for improving language teaching and maintenance in the future. The plenary speech was given by Dr. Katie Drager, followed by student presentations. Following a preface…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Sex Stereotypes, Japanese
Lin, Grace Hui Chin; Chien, Paul Shih Chieh – Online Submission, 2009
Researches have showed that joke telling is a type of verbal behavior associated with the field of sociolinguistics (e.g., Al-Khatib, 1999). This study aims to report Taiwanese jokes and their sociological functions that people in Taiwan attempt to communicate in jokes. Besides, this study will report what the typical topics and characteristics…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Sociolinguistics, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)