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Reader x27 s guide implementing humor instruction into english language teaching pages 2 13

READER ? S GUIDE T his guide is designed to enrich your reading of the articles in this issue You may choose to read them on your own taking notes or jotting down answers to the discussion questions below Or you may use the guide to explore the articles with colleagues For example many teachers discuss Forum at regularly scheduled meetings with department colleagues and members of teachers ? groups or in teacher-training courses and workshops Often teachers choose an article for their group to read before the meeting or class then discuss that article when they meet Teachers have found it helpful to take notes on articles or write a response to an article and bring that response to share in a discussion group Another idea is for teachers to try a selected activity or technique described in one of the articles then report back to the group on their experiences and discuss positives negatives and possible adaptations for their teaching context Implementing Humor Instruction into English Language Teaching Pages ?? Pre-Reading Do you use humor in your teaching If so how do you use it ?? what are your purposes for using humor What kind s of humor do you use Do you think that humor has a useful function in language teaching What are possible bene ?ts to including humor in language teaching What are possible drawbacks Notice that the title says ??humor instruction ? ?? not just humor but humor instruction What does ??humor instruction ? mean to you What types of humor can you think of Which if any should students in your English language classes learn about Why Post-Reading The article distinguishes between teaching with humor and teaching about humor How are they di ?erent Have you ever used humor in your class only to realize that the students did not ?nd it funny What did you do Did you try to explain the intended humor After reading this article can you analyze why the humor fell at as one of the authors does in the introduction The authors focus on three types of humor and o ?er multiple ideas for teaching about those types Do you think your students are familiar with those types of humor already How could you ?nd out Which of the three types of humor would ?t best in any of the courses you teach To determine which type you might want to reread the three questions at the end of the section called ??A Framework for Including Humor Instruction in Language Teaching ? For each type of humor can you answer ?? Yes ? to the questions As you were reading about the three types of humor in the article including the examples given how did you feel Did you understand the humor Did you laugh ??or chuckle or just smile ??often while reading this article Why or why not americanenglish state gov english-teaching-forum ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM C Start keeping a ??humor journal ? Jot down things that