Abstract
Considering that humorous moments (BELL; ATTARDO, 2010; KIM; PARK, 2017; REDDINGTON, 2015) can arise when language learners interact, this study aimed at understanding the social functions of humor in telecollaborative activities. For the analysis, data from telecollaborative sessions and a mediation session were included. Among other social functions of humor, data analysis revealed “reinforcement of displeasure”, “the lowering of the participants’ affective filter” and “the maintenance of harmony among the participants”. The outcomes indicated that the participants could engage themselves in meaning negotiation with language learners from other cultural horizons as they constructed humor.
Highlights
A profusion of digital resources such as applications, videos and images, which can help users to learn other languages, have emerged through the possibilities given by the internet
One of the ways to foster this integration is through telecollaboration, defined by O’Dowd
As in other contexts of FL teaching and learning, humorous instances, which are, according to Kim and Park (2017, p. 242), “quite pervasive”, can emerge when language learners interact in telecollaborative environments
Summary
A profusion of digital resources such as applications, videos and images, which can help users to learn other languages, have emerged through the possibilities given by the internet. 242) underline that humor in the context of teaching and learning languages “has not received noticeable attention, despite the prevalence of humor in social interaction”, and they add that “there has been little discussion about the use of humor” This study seeks to bridge a gap by concentrating on the social functions of humor in telecollaborative activities. The objective of this study is to understand the social functions of humor in telecollaborative activities. To attain this objective, I outlined the following research question: what social functions were revealed in the telecollaborative activities?. I outlined the following research question: what social functions were revealed in the telecollaborative activities? The final section presents considerations and offers suggestions for further research
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