Implementing Humor Instruction in English Language Teaching

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 3

The authors demonstrate the importance of understanding kinds of humor that differ across cultures and offer clear suggestions for teaching three kinds—verbal irony, memes, and satirical news—with examples that can help students develop humor competency and enhance their twenty-first-century skills, including digital and media literacy.

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John Rucynski; Jr. and Caleb Prichard

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 3

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 3

English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 3

Find strategies for implementing humor instruction in English language teaching … using story retelling wheels with young learners … practicing stress and intonation with an “mmm” technique … developing learners’ discussion and tutorial leadership skills … engaging beginning students online … conduc