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Spontaneous play in the language classroom : creating a community / David Hann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hann, David, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Study and teaching.
- Language and languages.
- Wit and humor in education.
- Adult education--Social aspects.
- Adult education.
- Play.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 254 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
- Summary:
- This book investigates the importance of humour and play in the establishment of individual and group identities among adult language learners on an intensive business English course. The enclosed setting allows the emergent nature of community building and identity projection to be traced, foregrounding the important role of humorous play in these vital social processes. The book will be of interest to students and researchers of applied linguistics, second language acquisition and humour studies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 3030263037
- 9783030263034
- OCLC:
- 1106171538
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