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Cultural aspects of humor in sitcoms

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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:36 authored by Jules Winchester
Level: Intermediate and above Aim: Encourage students to notice social and cultural cues in order to better understand humor in short clips or humorous texts Class time: 30-40 minutes Preparation time: 20 minutes Resources: Humorous clips from movies or sitcoms (see examples in the Procedures section), graphic organizer for taking notes (Appendix) Rationale: It is often the social and cultural cues, not the language, which make humorous exchanges difficult to understand. By watching humorous clips, students can get a deeper understanding of the cultural contents of humor.

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  • Published

Publisher

TESOL Press

Page range

234-238

Pages

342.0

Book title

New ways in teaching with humor

Place of publication

Maryland, USA

ISBN

9781942799818

Series

New Ways in Teaching

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  • Sussex Centre for Language Studies Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

John Jr Rucynski

Legacy Posted Date

2016-10-19

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