Using Humorous Texts in Improving Reading Comprehension of EFL Learners
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| Title | Using Humorous Texts in Improving Reading Comprehension of EFL Learners |
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| Abstract | The present paper investigates the effect(s) of humorous texts on reading comprehension of EFL students. For this purpose, forty students, randomly divided into two groups (n=20), were invited to attend the reading sessions. The humorous group comprised the participants who read the reading texts preceded by a joke, and the non-humorous group consisted of students who studied the same reading text without a joke. The findings with respect to the t-test which compared the scores of recall tests of both groups over the seven sessions revealed no significant difference between the recall performances of the two groups. However, comparing the scores obtained from the first and the last reading by humorous group showed a significant improvement in the recall and comprehension of the experimental group. The findings of this study also suggest a relative influential role of humor and jokes on recall ability and reading comprehension and the implications might be for teachers to include humor and jokes in the reading texts that they provide for students. |
| Publisher | ACADEMY PUBLISHER |
| Date | 2011-06-01 |
| Source | Theory and Practice in Language Studies Vol 1, No 6 (2011) |
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