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Publication Date: 2013
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Laughing All the Way: Teaching English Using Puns
Lems, Kristin
English Teaching Forum, v51 n1 p26-33 2013
Students feel more comfortable in a new language when they understand its jokes. And when the jokes are puns, they build metalinguistic awareness. This article describes four categories of English puns--soundalike puns, lookalike puns, close-sounding puns, and texting puns--and suggests how they can be incorporated into English language classrooms. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Humor, Language Arts, Phonology, Telecommunications, Spelling, Written Language, Language Patterns, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://www.forum.state.gov
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