The English classroom as “warai no ba”: Instructor views on humor and language learning in Japan

Humor holds promise as a tool to promote positive affectivity within the language classroom, but instructor differences, not to mention the effects of cultural background, make generalizations about successful employment of humor difficult to establish. This is especially true in a culture such as J...

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Main Authors: Peter Neff, John Rucynski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Educational Research Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374021000406