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082			_a152.4 _bKHA
100			_aKhadpekar, Nirmala Rao Ed. _982127
245		0	_aHumour as a strategy
260			_aHyderabad _bICFAI University Press _c2008
300			_aviii,183,iip.
505			_aCONTENTS Overview1 SECTION I COMPREHENDING HUMOUR 1. Understanding Humour by Nirmala Rao Khadpekar 3 2. The Power of Laughter by Endajunkim 12 3. On the Connection between Humour, Irony, Tragedy and Enchantment, the Intellect and the Emotions, and Consciousness by Peter Tchamitch 20 4.Pragmatic Interpretation of Humor Production and Comprehension by VAN Lm-Qiong 32 5.Human, Klingon and Vulcan Humor by Frank T Rizza 39 6. Is the Perceived Humor of a Video Clip Affected by a Smile? by Melinda L Samaha and Tina Simcoe 45 SECTION II HUMOUR AS A TOOL 7. Humor in the Learning Environment: Increasing Interaction, Reducing Discipline Problems, and Speeding Time by Duke R Kelly 55 8. Effects of Humor in the Language Classroom: Humor as a Pedagogical Tool in Theory and Practice by Lance R Askildson 9. Humour in Multi-Ethnic Peer-Group Interactions of Pre -Adolescent Children by Kate Bennett 90 10. Learning from the Sequence: The Use of Comics in Instruction by Gorg Mallia 104 11. Leaders' Use of Positive Humor: Effects on Followers' Self-Efficacy and Creative Performance by Lucy A Arendt 115 12. Children's Humour: Empirical Findings on Primary-School Children's Everyday Use of Humour by Norbert Neufl 147 13. Humor in the Home and in the Classroom: The Benefits of Laughing While we Learn by Michael G Lovorn Index 181
891			_aGRATIS
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650			_aConstruction industry--Management _aWit and humor in education _aJoking
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