Effectiveness of humor in English language learning: Bangladeshi perspective

Abstract

Humor is an interesting subject to everyone. Most importantly humor has been a part of our pedagogical system. It adds inspirational enthusiasm among learners. Teachers mention different humors to teach English Language. Humor is applied to teach various grammar items of English Language in relation to the major skills reading, writing, listening and speaking. With each language item and skill teachers present relevant examples of humor and thus help learners to capture input easily. Different hilarious examples have been using to make learning fun. Moreover, humor helps to overcome the tediousness of a classroom, makes teacher-students relationship stronger. Most interestingly, it improves group co-ordination among learners. Also, humor helps to grow love for English language. Thus, it develops integrative motivation which helps to become better learners of English language.