A Discourse Analysis of Humour in Foreign Language Classes

Muhammad Mustafa^*, Qurban Ali & Sahibzada Muhmmmad Ahmed Raza

Department of English, Minhaj University, Lahore, Pakistan

Muhammad Mustafa, Department of English, Minhaj University, Lahore, Pakistan.

Keywords: Humor; Foreign Language; Second Language Acquisition; Language Instruction; Learn Fun

Abstract

The phenomenon of humour in every spheres of one’s life has a vital role. This project involves the element of humor in EFL classes. The purpose to conduct this research is to investigate that how much is the application of humor important and effective in EFL classes. Mix method/ Qualitative and quantitative type of research has been used for the study. To collect the data, survey forms and questionnaires were used. For data analysis of the collected data, the application namely SPSS was used by the researchers. So the result shows that it is a good technique to apply the mechanism of humour in teaching especially in foreign language classes.

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