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Md. Tauseef Qamar; Juhi Yasmeen; Shahab Saquib Sohail; Dag Øivind Madsen; Sayed Mohammed Zeeshan; Mahboob Zahid – Discover Education, 2025
This study investigates how teachers' use of humour in online English for Specific Purposes (ESP) classrooms shapes students' affective engagement, learning retention, and motivational responses, framing humour as both a pedagogical asset and a potential barrier. Guided by the Instructional Humour Processing Theory (IHPT), the research explores…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Online Courses, English for Special Purposes

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