He is always ready to lend a hand and enjoys helping out. Squeeze: A friendly neighborhood pliers who helps Manny with his projects. He is always bright and cheerful, and loves to help out. ![]() He is always precise and enjoys making sure things are done correctly.įlicker: A friendly neighborhood lightbulb who helps Manny with his electrical projects. ![]() Stretch: A friendly neighborhood tape measure who helps Manny with his measuring projects. He is always willing to lend a hand and enjoys working with wood. Skip: A friendly neighborhood hammer who helps Manny with his carpentry projects. He is always helpful and enjoys fixing things. Turner: A friendly neighborhood screwdriver who helps Manny with his repair projects. He is always cheerful and loves to make things look beautiful. He is always eager to help and is very resourceful.ĭusty: A friendly neighborhood paintbrush who helps Manny with his painting projects. Pat: Manny's talking toolbelt who helps him with his handyman projects. He is kind and always willing to lend a helping hand. 61-79.ĭistribuido bajo licencia Creative Commons de Reconocimiento-NoComercial 3.Manny: A handyman who helps fix things in the neighborhood. In García Pastor, Mª Dolores (Ed) Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Proposals for the Language Classroom”. “Handy Manny, or the Pragmatics in the Interaction of Cartoon Characters. Gregori Signes, Carmen and Alcantud Díaz, María (2012). Handy Mannys School for Tools Special Agent Oso (guest appearance) Voice Kath Soucie Character information Occupation Hand saw Home Mannys Workshop in Sheetrock Hills Likes Helping, fixing, cutting Powers and abilities Sawing Family information Pets Fix-It (robotic dog) Source Dusty is one of Manny s tools. Manny and his eclectic group of talking tools work. Handy Manny M Category:Males Marcelo Milton Category:Minor characters Mrs. Furthermore, the methodological approach adopted in this paper sets this study apart from others that focus on code-switching in the real world by entering the realm of fictional discourse. Manny features the humorous adventures of Manny Garcia, the best darn handyman in his diverse community. Full-page illustrations and a rhyming tale bring these lively Disney characters. However, to the best of our knowledge, no systematic account of what and how it may do so has been provided. My Busy Book is an amusing storybook and inventive toy in one activity kit. Handy Manny is marketed to parents and children as a programme that may help children learn and improve their English. The purpose of this article is to explore when and how L2 is introduced, its function and the impact that its use may have in the process of learning English as a foreign language (EFL) for Spanish children under the age of nine, to whom the series is addressed. The terms from L2 are either single words or more complex lexical units naturally used by the fictional characters in the series. Dora the explorer, Go Diego go) is broadcast predominantly in L1 (English in the U.S., and Spanish in Spain) with occasional inclusion of some expressions in L2. Handy Manny, similar to other series that follow this same format (e.g. This article presents the results obtained from the analysis of 20 episodes of the series with the intention of critically assessing the impact that it may have on teaching and learning English as a foreign language in a context where Spanish is the main language (L1).
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