A5058978634- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Translation Studies and Practices
- Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
- Science, Research, and Medicine
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Video Analysis and Summarization
- Education, Leadership, and Health Research
- Subtitles and Audiovisual Media
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
- Research in Social Sciences
- Global Education and Multiculturalism
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Comics and Graphic Narratives
- Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
Okayama University
2017-2024
Abstract Despite humor’s promise as an educational tool in language learning contexts, questions of appropriateness, cultural sensitivity, and student expectations cannot be ignored. This is especially the case a culture such Japan where time place for humor often dictated by social norms “
Satirical news is a type of humorous media that mixes parody and satire to critique contemporary figures, events, situations (Ermida, 2012; McClennen & Maisel, 2014; Peters, 2013). In addition satirical television programs like The Daily Show , websites such as Mash Onion Shovel are extremely popular in the United Kingdom, States, Australia, respectively. There also for number subcultures, including foreign English‐speaking residents Japan ( Rising Wasabi ), sports fans Sports Pickle...
Abstract As verbal irony, including jocular is common in many cultures and since language learners have difficulty with it the target language, L2 educators made efforts to help recognize irony. However, empirical research on using irony online lacking. Using a pre-posttest, control group design, this study aimed fill gap by examining efficacy of instruction ability use effectively (e.g., saliently, humorously) response social media posts. Japanese English ( N = 77) were involved. The...
Humor holds promise as a tool to promote positive affectivity within the language classroom, but instructor differences, not mention effects of cultural background, make generalizations about successful employment humor difficult establish. This is especially true in culture such Japan, where concept "warai no ba" ("laughter places") establishes sociocultural limits on appropriate environments which use humor. The aim this study better understand role that can play learning from perspective...
Humor has numerous potential benefits in language teaching, but the sudden shift to online instruction 2020 forced many teachers re-examine their approach using it. This study surveyed 59 English teachers’ perceptions of humor during four key areas: differences between and face-to-face (F2F) as part teacher’s repertoire, challenges teaching with online. Despite strikingly divergent views about F2F instruction, participants reported still finding ways use format. While perceived were...