Author(s): Rachid Elkhayma

Abstract: This study examines the benefits of using humour in the language classroom. It investigates the incorporation of humour in the classroom and how it can facilitate and create pertinent conditions for learning and teaching. It probes students’ attitudes towards their teachers’ humour, and whether they consider it a learning aid or not. The study used a quasi-experiment that involved two tests and two groups of students: a treatment group and a control one. The pre-test and post-test results and findings revealed that humour facilitates learning and teaching by reducing anxiety, increasing motivation, encouraging participation, boosting concentration and improving retention.

Keywords: anxiety, concentration, humour, motivation, retention, participation.

Article Info: Received: 11 Nov 2020; Received in revised form: 21 Jan 2021; Accepted: 19 Feb 2021; Available online: 28 Feb 2021

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.61.59