Simge Şişman-Bal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6551227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simge Şişman-Bal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simge |
| FAMILY NAME | Şişman-Bal |
| SIGNATURE | ŞIŞMAN-BAL S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Istanbul University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Are jokes funnier in one’s native language
Appreciating the humor in jokes involves incongruity-detection and resolution, which requires good language skills. Foreign language comprehension is challenging, including interpreting words within their sentence context. An implication is that jokes in a foreign language will be more difficult to understand and therefore probably less humorous, compared to native language jokes. To study this question while preserving humor across translations,…
Does Attending an English-Language University Diminish Abilities in the Native Language? Data from Turkey
Does a native language suffer when students take all of their classes in a foreign language, even in their home country? Turkish students studying psychology, economics, or English literature with English as the language of instruction (N = 91) were studied across a three-year period. Test scores, word fluency measures, and self-ratings were broadly comparable with students enrolled in a standard Turkish curriculum (N = 74). However, differences …
Are jokes funnier in one’s native language
Appreciating the humor in jokes involves incongruity-detection and resolution, which requires good language skills. Foreign language comprehension is challenging, including interpreting words within their sentence context. An implication is that jokes in a foreign language will be more difficult to understand and therefore probably less humorous, compared to native language jokes. To study this question while preserving humor across translations,…
Does Attending an English-Language University Diminish Abilities in the Native Language? Data from Turkey
Does a native language suffer when students take all of their classes in a foreign language, even in their home country? Turkish students studying psychology, economics, or English literature with English as the language of instruction (N = 91) were studied across a three-year period. Test scores, word fluency measures, and self-ratings were broadly comparable with students enrolled in a standard Turkish curriculum (N = 74). However, differences …
Are jokes funnier in one’s native language
Appreciating the humor in jokes involves incongruity-detection and resolution, which requires good language skills. Foreign language comprehension is challenging, including interpreting words within their sentence context. An implication is that jokes in a foreign language will be more difficult to understand and therefore probably less humorous, compared to native language jokes. To study this question while preserving humor across translations,…
First language (2 works) · Foreign language (2 works) · Language assessment (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Turkish (2 works) · Attrition (1 work) · Comprehension (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work)