Spontaneous Play in the Language Classroom: Creating a Community

By David Hann

Book Overview

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The crucial and underexplored role of humorous play in the second language classroom.- Chapter 3: The language classroom: a hothouse where play can germinate.- Chapter 4: Exploiting frames for fun.- Chapter 5: Evoking frames through associated language.- Chapter 6: A case study: Overcoming failure in the search for common ground.- Chapter 7: Prior talk: a key resource for play.- Chapter 8: Humorous play and its implications for classroom practice.- Chapter 9: Humorous language play: lessons from the second language classroom.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030263061
• ISBN13: 9783030263065
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"