Innovating in tertiary education : a course in language play
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
English Language Education and Assessment: Recent Developments in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland
Publication Date
1-1-2014
First Page
121
Last Page
138
Publisher
Springer
Keywords
Language creativity, Language play, Tertiary
Abstract
In this chapter I discusses the development, implementation, teaching and evaluation of a course entitled 'Language as Play', an elective on the BA in Contemporary English Studies at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. I outline some of the challenges involved in delivering such an innovative course in the absence of anything that might be termed a theory of language play (including uncertainty about a definition) or of any coherent teaching or reading materials. Some ad hoc theoretical concepts are presented, and the problematic relationship between language play and the much-vaunted but poorly understood concept of language creativity, and how to teach and assess it, is investigated. The chapter finishes with an evaluation of the success (or not) of the course.
DOI
10.1007/978-981-287-071-1_8
Publisher Statement
Copyright © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014. All rights are reserved. Access to external full text or publisher's version may require subscription.
Additional Information
ISBN of the source publication: 9789812870704
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Berry, R. (2014). Innovating in tertiary education: A course in language play. In D. Coniam (Ed.), English Language Education and Assessment: Recent Developments in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland (pp.121-138). Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-287-071-1_8