TY - JOUR
T1 - Second language learners’ ability to detect satirical news and the effect of humor competency training
AU - Prichard, Caleb
AU - Rucynski, John
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP16K02838.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 TESOL International Association
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - Satirical news is a type of humorous media that mixes parody and satire to critique contemporary figures, events, and situations (Ermida, 2012; McClennen & Maisel, 2014; Peters, 2013). In addition to satirical television news programs like The Daily Show, satirical news websites such as The Daily Mash, The Onion, and The Shovel are extremely popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia, respectively. There are also satirical websites for a number of subcultures, including foreign English-speaking residents in Japan (Rising Wasabi), sports fans (Sports Pickle), and evangelical Christians (Babylon Bee). Although satirical news is sometimes criticized as fake, scholars have contended that satirical news stimulates critical thinking about media, politics, and social issues through fun and intelligent coverage of current events (Fife, 2016; Peters, 2013).
AB - Satirical news is a type of humorous media that mixes parody and satire to critique contemporary figures, events, and situations (Ermida, 2012; McClennen & Maisel, 2014; Peters, 2013). In addition to satirical television news programs like The Daily Show, satirical news websites such as The Daily Mash, The Onion, and The Shovel are extremely popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia, respectively. There are also satirical websites for a number of subcultures, including foreign English-speaking residents in Japan (Rising Wasabi), sports fans (Sports Pickle), and evangelical Christians (Babylon Bee). Although satirical news is sometimes criticized as fake, scholars have contended that satirical news stimulates critical thinking about media, politics, and social issues through fun and intelligent coverage of current events (Fife, 2016; Peters, 2013).
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U2 - 10.1002/tesj.366
DO - 10.1002/tesj.366
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042659183
SN - 1056-7941
VL - 10
JO - TESOL Journal
JF - TESOL Journal
IS - 1
M1 - e00366
ER -