Humor and Learning English for Specific Purpose in a Rural Area University  

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Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 62st TEFLIN International Conference: Teaching and Assessing L2 Learners in the 21st Century, Denpasar, 14-16th September 2015, Book 3, page 38-45.
Topik: humor; EFL learning; ESP; engineering faculty
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Learning a foreign language especially learning English for engineering students needs a positive classroom situation and atmosphere. This research gives evidence that humor can be an effective instrument in creating the positive classroom atmosphere and in learning English as a foreign language. This study elaborates Aboudan’s (2009) research on using humor in learning a second language. The respondents of this study are 250 students majoring in electrical engineering, biotechnology engineering, informatics engineering, and industrial engineering. They are asked to give their answer on a questionnaire asking the effect of humor on learning, concentration, and attention. In addition, the questionnaire also asks the respondents the amount of humor considered appropriate in a classroom. The result of this study reveals the preference of the students when taught using humor. 85% of the respondents tell that humor makes them give more attention in learning and 90% point out that humor motivates them to give more involvement in classroom activities and humor should be used from time to time. The findings of this research is in line with the previous studies stating that the use of humor in ESL classroom facilitates learning, breaks the tension between students and teacher, and increasing classroom atmosphere. In short, this study confirms that humor creates the positive learning environment and has the positive impact on language teaching in a rural area university

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