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Download full textStroud, Robert – English Language Teaching, 2013
The use of humor in EFL across the world has been widely discussed as an effective way to create a more comfortable, productive classroom environment in language learning. However, student-perceived benefits of both teacher and student-produced humor in the more specific context of a Japanese language classroom have not been explored in any great…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Programs
Ziyaeemehr, Ali; Kumar, Vijay; Abdullah, Mohd S. Faiz – English Language Teaching, 2011
A substantial body of research emphasizes the importance of humor in teaching/learning processes; however, research on the reasons for non-use of humor in academic contexts has enjoyed scant attention. Addressing this gap, this study examines the reasons for instructors' humor avoidance taking into account student perceived benefits of using humor…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
