Humor, language varieties, and ideology. Implications for L2 language teaching : Umorismo, varietà linguistiche e ideologia: Ricadute per l’insegnamento delle lingue straniere

Humor and language varieties characterize everyday interactions and because of their relevance and ideological force, official guidelines and experts have advocated for them to be integrated in the language curricula. However, much work still needs to be carried out to explore ways to simultaneously implement humor and linguistic diversity in the language classroom. In particular, the hidden ideological underpinnings of much diatopically marked language humor need to be clarified. This paper suggests ways in which these issues can be integrated in curricular activities.