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Moriah Omer-Attali; Adam Lefstein; Hadar Netz – Language and Education, 2025
While once forbidden in classrooms, laughter is increasingly encouraged as contributing to a positive learning environment. However, analyses of laughter in conversation show that laughter performs multiple social functions, some of which are not necessarily positive. Applying this lens, this study investigates the interactional functions of…
Descriptors: Humor, Elementary School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Standards
Ioannis Ch. Konstantinou; Angeliki C. Tsatsouli; Stamatoula G. Logotheti – Open Journal for Educational Research, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the opinions of primary school and high school students regarding the role of humor as a practice in the management of educational communication on the part of the teacher. More specifically, it is investigated whether and to what extent humor affects the students' behavior towards the teacher, the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Humor, Elementary School Students, High School Students
Kim, Sol – English Teaching, 2021
The use of humor has been a controversial research topic in language classrooms. Humor is pervasive; however, the functions of humor in primary English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) classrooms is under-investigated. To analyze the distinct features of humor, this study explores the specific functions of humor in primary English teaching classrooms…
Descriptors: Humor, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Sammons, Pam; Kington, Alison; Lindorff-Vijayendran, Ariel; Ortega, Lorena – CfBT Education Trust, 2014
This study investigates the notion of "inspiring" teaching. The research was commissioned by CfBT as part of a collaborative professional development initiative involving its schools. It arose from headteachers' suggestions that schools nominate a number of "inspiring" teachers so that their practice could be studied and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Observation, Interviews