Using humour in teaching English as a foreign language at more advanced levels

dc.creator	Prodanović-Stankić Diana
dc.date	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:36:32Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:36:32Z
dc.identifier	10.2298/ZIPI1102254P
dc.identifier	0579-6431
dc.identifier	1820-9270
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a97a985df6614c989e9f7bfe8894a741
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22990
dc.description	The unique properties of humour make it a valuable tool in the process of teaching and acquiring English as a foreign language, especially when more advanced courses at the university level are concerned. In the first place, using humour based on language play (involving different aspects of linguistic structure) in a variety of teaching materials can be very beneficial to helping students improve their ability with language structures. Moreover, it is important that students develop an awareness of humour that is related to culture in order to achieve better command of English. In order to determine the effect humour has on students’ level of attainment, a small-scale study was conducted at the English Department, University of Novi Sad in the course Integrated Language Skills. In the study, humour was used both as a tool, to improve the learning environment, and as a resource for teaching new vocabulary or revising grammatical structures. The results of the study indicate that humour can be applied to teaching a foreign language and improving students’ proficiency level. Moreover, using humour both as a tool and as a resource affected students’ motivation and willingness to study.
dc.language	Serbian
dc.publisher	Institut za pedagoška istraživanja
dc.relation	http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0579-6431/2011/0579-64311102254P.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0579-6431
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1820-9270
dc.source	Zbornik Instituta za Pedagoška Istraživanja, Vol 43, Iss 2, Pp 254-265 (2011)
dc.subject	humor in education
dc.subject	teaching English as a foreign language
dc.subject	learning environment
dc.subject	teaching materials
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Using humour in teaching English as a foreign language at more advanced levels
dc.type	article