Humor in the Classroom provides practical, research-based answers to questions that
educational researchers and language teachers might have about the social and cognitive …

This chapter offers an overview of studies focusing on second language (L2) pragmatic
development in study abroad (SA). It deals with a discussion of theoretical underpinnings …

Over the past twenty years, a considerable body of research by applied linguists,
educationalists, and child psychologists has established the developmental significance of …

The aim of this study is to gain insights into students' language use on social media as part
of the specific linguistic activities of second language (L2) learning, including development …

Creative manipulations of language have long been recognized as important aspects of
second language development. Research has largely examined playful language within …

Research in applied linguistics has shown the potential for language play to have a
facilitative role in second language development, with numerous studies exploring how and …

The present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the use of humour by
EFLteachers in a private language institute in the context of Iran. In so doing, the study made …

This paper reports on an approximate or partial replication of a study by Salsbury, Crossley
& McNamara (2011) that examined the longitudinal developmental of a number of core …

Humour appreciation involves split second detection and resolution of cultural and
pragmatic incongruities. Second language (L2) users may need more time and effort to …

Not being subject to various restrictions common to more formal contexts and thus
establishing complete control, users are ready for a considerable investment in the target …