
Laughing Matters
Humour in the Language Classroom
Peter Medgyes(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 11. April 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-0-521-79960-7 (ISBN)
Description
Laughing Matters offers over 120 activities which will inject some light-hearted fun into lessons whilst still being grounded in respected language learning theory. Humour is a very effective way to help students remember key concepts and structures. The book contains step-by-step guidance on how to carry out the activities and suggestions for further work.
Laughing Matters offers over 120 activities which will inject some light-hearted fun into lessons whilst still being grounded in respected language learning theory. Humour is a very effective way to help students remember key concepts and structures. The book contains step-by-step guidance on how to carry out the activities and suggestions for further work.
Laughing Matters offers over 120 activities which will inject some light-hearted fun into lessons whilst still being grounded in respected language learning theory. Humour is a very effective way to help students remember key concepts and structures. The book contains step-by-step guidance on how to carry out the activities and suggestions for further work.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
ELT/ESL
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 5 Maps; 5 Halftones, unspecified; 30 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-79960-7 (9780521799607)
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Laughing Matters
Humour in the Language Classroom. Paperback
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05/2002
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Content
Introduction;1. Funny Starts;2. Jokes and Wisecracks;3. Puns and Puzzles;4. Proverbs and Quotations;5. Poems and Songs;6. Pictures and Images; 7. Stories and Anecdotes; 8. Sketches and Dialogues; 9. Errors and Failures; 10. Children and Schools.