Laughter is not only the most excellent medicine for staying healthy but also for learning English. Yes, you heard correctly. Indeed, humor can help people acquire English.
Experts in the English language investigated how humor could be utilized in the classroom. The resource book "Sensing Humour in English" by Kate Khoury, Sarah Raybould, and Louise Salim, which won the Macmillan Education Award for Innovative Writing in its preliminary form, drives home the point that this is no laughing matter!
Here are some humorous approaches to learning English:
Comedies
Situational comedy is a fixture of all prominent television networks. The hilarity that accompanies the humorous dialogue lends it an interactive quality. Typically, sitcoms deal with office or domestic situations that the audience can easily relate to. "Friends" and "How I Met Your Mother" are some of the ever-popular sitcoms everyone still enjoys watching. Sitcoms feature various forms of humor, allowing viewers to select a sitcom that suits their preferences readily. The background chuckling in sitcoms guarantees that you never miss the humor. Those who find it difficult to follow the rapid-fire dialogue of the characters can watch them on streaming services such as Netflix, where they can replay the parts they missed or switch on subtitles to ensure that they always remember the excitement!
Puns
Words or quips with multiple meanings can leave students in fits of laughter. If you need to create puns or understand pun-based humor, you should have a strong English vocabulary that allows you to juggle specific pun-making words. Therefore, puns are a delightful method to acquire English and have a good time simultaneously. Numerous pun videos are available on YouTube for those wishing to improve their pun abilities.
Stand-Up Humour
A comedy act is a performance in which the comedian appears before an audience and tells jokes. Stand-up comedy consists of quips you say to your peers about everyday situations such as relationships, shopping, and airport check-in. In stand-up comedy and sitcoms, the comedian cracks gags in front of the audience to elicit laughter; however, stand-up comedy is more reflective and slower than sitcoms. Numerous stand-up performers, such as Russel Brand of the United Kingdom, have created a cult status for this form of humor with millions of devoted admirers and followers. Even in mundane situations, these comedians attempt to inject humor or see things in a different light.
Those learning English can even compose comedies about mundane activities, which they can share with others and use to captivate them. These quips typically conclude with a hard-hitting punch line that makes the audience laugh.
Anecdotes are an essential component of classroom sessions. English teachers frequently employ humorous anecdotes to illustrate a point. Everyone enjoys hearing funny stories and recollections told in the first person and present tense to engage the audience. Nighttime talk programs feature celebrity guests invited to share personal experiences.
Find a humorous anecdote from your life and attempt to tell it in English. This will allow them to look up unfamiliar words and create an engaging story for the audience.
Teachers can cultivate an atmosphere where language students are exposed to comical situations and interactions. Humor is a potent weapon in the arsenal of any student and an icebreaker that aids in navigating unpleasant situations. Teachers of English frequently employ various tones and hues of humor, such as sarcasm, parody, dry wit, sarcastic quips, and even toilet humor, which are particularly effective with reserved students. The effect of humor on the individual learner can be determined by encouraging students to supplant conventional expressions with humor. You can also study English with an online Spoken English course.