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Qin, Kongji; Beauchemin, Faythe – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2022
Research shows that humor can play an important role in students' language learning and literacy development. However, studies on how teachers intentionally enact humor as a pedagogical tool are still limited. This classroom discourse study examines the interactional construction and pedagogical functions of humor in one U.S. multilingual high…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11
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Allen, Louisa – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2014
Sexuality and humour share a fraught relationship at school, so that how humour might be productively employed in sexuality education constitutes a "risky" consideration. This paper explores the role of humour in sexuality education as observed in a Year 9 New Zealand health class. Adding to existing literature emphasising students' use…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Humor, Teaching Methods