{"product_id":"bridging-the-humor-barrier-9781498592024","title":"Bridging the Humor Barrier","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe language barrier is a familiar term, but what exactly is the humor barrier? Humor is a universal phenomenon, but the cultural variance in how humor is used can prove to be a major obstacle for English language learners hoping to communicate effectively in cross-cultural contexts. While a growing number of researchers have explored the importance of helping language learners better understand the humor of the target culture, in Bridging the Humor Barrier: Humor Competency Training in English Language Teaching, editors John Rucynski Jr. and Caleb Prichard bring together language teachers and researchers from a range of cultural and teaching contexts to tackle how to actually overcome the humor barrier. This book empirically examines humor competency training and presents related research bearing implications for humor training. Contributors address a wide range of genres of humor, providing fresh insights into helping language learners deepen their understanding and appreciation of t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly recommended not only for researchers and students working on language teaching, linguistics, pragmatics, and intercultural communication, but also for language teachers who could be inspired and motivated by the different approaches included therein. \u003c\/p\u003e * The European Journal of Humour Research *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Bridging the Humor Barrier, readers can find a comprehensive introduction into teaching about humor in their classrooms and providing their students the skills they need in order to understand and produce their own humorous conversations. In addition, its articles and plethora of sources used throughout the text serves as a solid jumping point for those who wish to delve into researching further into the topic. It balances this research well with practical guidelines and suggestions, resulting in a well-rounded text that would be a welcome addition in any language educator’s collection. This text should be of interest to all language educators, as well as educators at large who wish to incorporate culturally literate, culturally sensitive humor into their teaching practices.\u003c\/p\u003e * Kobe JALT Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"As our world is becoming more divided between the conservatives and the progressives, we need a tool to help us all see the common ground. Humor, language play, satire, sarcasm, irony, and parody all require people to see an issue from more than a single perspective. Bridging the Humor Barrior is a perfect tool for allowing advanced English learners around the world not only to develop sophisticated English language skills, but also to better understand cultural and political differences.\" -- Don Nilsen, Arizona State University\u003cbr\u003e\"I found the book to be an original contribution that belongs in the library of all humor scholars interested in the intersection of teaching English in an intercultural setting and humor. It is a very rich collection of articles, with a wide breadth of methodologies and goals, which fills a significant gap in the literature.\" -- Salvatore Attardo, Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Rucynski Jr. and Caleb Prichard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1: Humor Competence Development Outside the Class\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1：“Working Backwards from Funny: Preparing Language Learners to Use Humor in Intercultural Encounters”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne Pomerantz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2：“Humor Competency: The Role of Sociopragmatic Knowledge in Expressions of Humor in Intercultural Interactions”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJules Winchester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3：“Feeling Inadequate: Lessons from Cross-Cultural Adaptation to Help Learners Get over Inadequacies in Humor Competency”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria Ramirez de Arellano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 2: Integrated Humor Instruction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4：“Humor-Integrated Language Learning (HILL): Teaching with and about Humor”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMohammad Ali Heidari-Shahreza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5：“Junior High English Textbook Interactional Humor: Pragmatic Possibilities”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6：“Reading Jokes in English: How English Language Learners Appreciate and Comprehend Humor”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNadezda Pimenova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 3: Explicit Humor Competency Training\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7：“Humor Competency Training for Sarcasm and Jocularity”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaleb Prichard and John Rucynski Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8：“Theory, Content Knowledge, Input, Output: Elements in the Teaching and Learning of Humor Competence”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Hodson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9：“Using Diaries to Research and Develop Humor Competence in a Second Language”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria Petkova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10：“Training English Language Learners to Recognize English Satirical News”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Rucynski Jr. and Caleb Prichard","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084037103959,"sku":"9781498592024","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bridging-the-humor-barrier-9781498592024","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}