LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 12 December 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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The Essence of Good Teaching – Humor

Rosalia H Bonjour, Ph.D.

Abstract

Psychologists state that the attention span of students is for a mere 20 minutes. Therefore it is a challenge to the teacher to hold the attention of the students for 50 minutes or more!

Humor in the class room is like spice in the food - very necessary and important to add flavor and create interest.

Humor can be created only by those who understand its essence. In this paper, I have highlighted the necessity for teachers to smile and bring humor as welcome breaks into the world of books and study, which students find dreary. I have explained with activities carried out in the class how humor adds colour to teaching and listening.

Introduction: Humor in the Classroom

“Laughter is the best tranquiliser with no side effects.”

Humans are distinguished from the rest of the creation by their capacity to think and laugh. The ability to laugh is peculiar to humankind. Humor in the classroom is like spice in the food - very necessary and important to add flavor and create interest.

It is a crucial challenge for a teacher when he enters the class room with enthusiastic, curious and analytical teenagers. He has to satisfy all the students and make them understand what he teaches. It is not an easy task. A teacher should be a guide and a friend and not a taskmaster.

This is only the beginning part of the article. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION.

Rosalia H Bonjour, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Saveetha Engineering College
Thandalam
Chennai 600122
Tamilnadu, India
rosaliab7@gmail.com
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