英语教学中的幽默方法应用(英文)Word文档格式.doc

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二零一一年八月

Acknowledgements

Uponthecompletionofthisthesis,Iwouldliketoexpressmyheartyappreciationtoallthosewhohavegrantedmeinvaluablehelp.

First,IamdeeplyindebtedtoMr.ZhangFayongandMs.MuJing,mysupervisors,fortheirengagementandguidanceandhelpwhilethisthesiswasbeingwritten.

Ishouldalsoconveymysinceregratitudetomyclassmates,MissHeBaofeng,forherwarmsupporttothispaper.

Lastbutnotleast,specialthanksshouldalsogotomyparents,withoutwhosesupportIshouldneverhavefulfilledmystudiesinthisuniversity.

Abstract

Asweknow,mostofthecollegestudentsacquireandmastersystematicalknowledgeofEnglishlanguageonlyviahavingtheEnglishcourse;

what'

smore,Englishisthebasicobligatorycourseinuniversityinchina.However,manyastudentfindEnglishclasssoboringandsodifficulttolearnthattheytakelittleinterestinEnglish;

therefore,theymakelittleprogressinEnglishlearning.Sohowtomakestudents’English-learningbecomerelaxingandexcitinghasalwaysbeenaheatedtopicintheforeignlanguageteachingresearchfield.Obviously,manyresearchstudieshaveregardedhumorasagoodwayforEnglishteacherstoemploysoastoinspirestudentstothink,toimitateandtobecreative.

Keywords:

humor,Englishteaching,principles,functions

摘要

目前，英语是中国大学生学习和掌握这门语言的必修科目。

然而，很多大学生发现英语课堂非常的枯燥和乏味因而他们失去了对英语学习的兴趣；

因此，他们在英语上很难获得进步。

所以如何使英语课堂变得轻松而又有趣一直是外语教学研究的重点课题。

当然，很多研究已经将幽默作为英语老师用来激发学生思考，模仿，并变得富有创造性的好方法。

在这篇论文中，将通过对幽默的理解，幽默可能表现形式的探讨来激发学生的学习英语的兴趣，提升老师在英语课堂中的个人魅力以及形成良好的课堂氛围的幽默方法。

同时本文还针对幽默的使用原则以及它在英语教学中的功能进行了阐述。

本文并不仅仅是为了呼吁人们能够对幽默在英语中的重要作用有一个很好的理解，同时，希望这篇文章能够给英语教学带来一点新鲜感和教学帮助。

关键词：

幽默；

英语教学；

原则；

功能

Contents

1.Introduction 错误！

未定义书签。

2.Demonstration 2

2.1Definitionsofhumor 2

2.2ApplicationsofEnglishclasshumor 3

2.2.1Establishtheingeniousanalogy 3

2.2.2Usebodylanguage 错误！

2.2.3Useself-ridicule 错误！

2.2.4Takeadvantageofhomophonicmethod 5

2.2.5Makefulluseofcontext 7

2.3TheprinciplesofhumorinEnglishclass 7

2.3.1Theprincipleofelicitation 8

2.3.2Theprincipleofmoderation 错误！

2.3.3Theprincipleofnaturalness 错误！

2.3.4Theprincipleofpracticality 错误！

2.3.5Theprincipleofelegance 错误！

2.4ThefunctionsofhumorinEnglishclass 错误！

2.4.1Stimulatesthestudents’interest 11

2.4.2Vivifiestheclassroomatmosphere 12

2.4.3Harmonizesteacher-studentrelationship 13

2.4.4Improvesstudents’personality 13

3.Conclusion 错误！

WorksCited 1

Bibliography 错误！

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Humor－aDynamicPerformanceinEnglishClass

1.Introduction

Atpresent,Englishteachingisaveryimportantcourseincollegeteaching.MostofthecollegestudentsacquireandmastersystematicalknowledgeofEnglishlanguageonlyviahavingEnglishcourse.AndtheCET4andCET6havebeenactingastwoinvisibleswordsontheshouldersofcollegestudents.Nowadays,moreandmoreemployersregardEnglishasameasureofcapacityofuniversitygraduates.Wemustbreakthetraditionalmodelofteachingbecausetheteachersandstudentsaretobefriends---learnandworktogether,sothatteachersandstudentscanlearnfrombothsidesandachievemaximumresultswithlittleeffort.ButhowtomakeEnglishclassesbecomelively,interestingandsustainstudents'

motivationeffectively?

Formypart,humorisoneofthewaysofeffectiveteaching.Althoughtheclassroomshouldbeasolemnplace,italsoshouldbeaplacefulloflaughter.Ateachercannotonlyreflectthewitandagilitythroughhishumor,butalsocanmaketheclassroomatmospherebecomelively,therebynarrowingthedistancebetweenteachersandstudents,enhancingstudents’interestandconfidenceinlearningaforeignlanguage.Therefore,teachersshouldtrytousehumorouslanguagetoattracttheattentionofstudentssothattheycanlearnEnglishbetterinarelaxingenvironment.Thisfunnywayofteachingcanmakestudentsacceptalivelyideologicaleducation,keeptheknowledgeinmind,andmastertheminanunconsciouslyway.Withthedevelopmentofsociety,languageteachers​​willinevitablycontinuetoimprovetheirteachingtomeettherequirementsofnewtimesandnewsituations,especiallyinthecaseofthesameteachingmaterial,moreshouldbechangedintheoldunscientificmethodsofteachingconcept.Becausetheteachersneedtoenablestudentstomasterthelanguageandtomaximizetheeaseoflearningandusing,inthisway,thestudentswillbetrainedtomeetthenewdemandsintoday’ssociety.

Humorisoneofthemostinteresting,powerfulandsignificantarts.HowtoapplythisarttoourEnglishteachingclass?

Whataretheprinciplesofitwhileadoptingtheart?

Whatarethefunctionsofthisartifitisproperlyusedintheclassroomteaching?

Thisthesisaimsatatentativeanalysisoftheabove-mentionedquestions.

2.Demonstration

2.1.Definitionsofhumor

Beforeansweringwhatisteachingwithhumor,let’sfirsttakeacarefullookatsomeunderstandings,definitionsandinterpretationsof“humor”fromvariouscountriesandregions.

Table1:

Definitionsfromdifferentresources.

Variousresources

Definitionsrefertohumor

Merriam-Webster’sUnabridgedDictionary

Thatqualityinahappening,anaction,asituation,oranexpressionofideaswhichappealstoasenseoftheludicrousorabsurdlyincongruous.

OxfordEnglishDictionary

a.Thatqualityofaction,speech,orwriting,whichexcitesamusement;

oddity,jocularity,facetiousness,comicality,fun.b.Thefacultyofperceivingwhatisludicrousoramusing,orofexpressingitinspeech,writing,orothercomposition;

jocoseimaginationortreatmentofasubject.

LongmanDictionaryOfContemporaryEnglish

Thequalityinsomethingthatmakesitfunnyorthewaythataparticularpersonorgroupfindcertainthingsamusing.

Wikipedia

Humourorhumoristhetendencyofparticularcognitiveexperiencestoprovokelaughterandprovideamusement.

ModernChineseDictionary

Humorreferstotheinteresting,funnyandmeaningfulwords.

Taiwan'

sChineseGreatDictionary

Humoristheonewhichridiculeswithatoneofspeechandtheironymeaning.

CiHai

Humorisinterpretedasakindofartpractice.Itsmainaestheticfeaturesarecharacterizedwitharelaxed,jokingandaprofoundlaughandmanifestedastheseriousandcomicalattitudethattheawarenesstakestowardtheaestheticobject.

Correspondingly,fromtheperspectiveofteaching,oneimportantspecialeducationexpertnamedHersholt,inhisTheArtofTeachingdefinesthehumorasanecessaryqualityandcapacityforagoodteacher.Hespecializesinthesystematicstudyofteachinghumor（Jiang168）.Unfortunately,hedoesn’tmakeamoreacceptabledefinition.Humor,however,isstillpopularamongtheeducators,domesticorabroad,becauseithasthehighestheticappealandtheremarkableteachingeffect.Ibelievethatifyouwanttodefinesomething,youmustgrasptheessentialcharacteristicsofit.Otherwise,youmayalwaysgivetheone-sideddefinition,incompleteorinaccurate.Inshort,onthebasisofthesayingsofthenumerousschools,Ibelievethatteachinghumoristousesomeinteresting,meaningful,andwisemeanstoteachstudentstheknowledge,thedevelopmentofcapacity.Anditisateachingartformtodevelopthesenseofhumorandoptimismofstudents.

2.2.ApplicationsofEnglishclasshumor

Today,mostteachersandscholarsareadvocatingtheuseofteachinghumorandnearlynoonecandenythathumorplaysanimportantpartinEnglishteaching.Therearemany,manydifferentapplicablewaysofclasshumorandeveryteacherhashisownwaysofusinghumor,soitbringsaboutdifferentkindsofeffects.Herearesomeofthemorecommonones.

2.2.1Establishtheingeniousanalogy

InLongman,youcanseethedefinition:

acomparisonbetweentwosituations,processesthatseemsimilar,ortheprocessofmakingthiscomparison.（Longman57）Tomakeitshort,throughthevividmetaphors,abstractthingscanbeunderstoodeasilysothatthestudentscouldunderstandandrememberthingseasily.

Forexample,weallknowaboutEinsteinandhistheoryofrelativity.

Oneday,whenagroupofyoungstudentsaskedhimwhatthetheoryofrelativityis,heanswered:

“whenyousitwithanicegirlfortwohours，youthinkitisonlyaminutebutwhenyousitonahotstoveforaminute，youthinkitistwohours.Thatisrelativity.”（Jiang168）

Throughtheingeniousanalogy,thecomplextheorycouldbesoclearandeasyforthestudentstounderstand.Afterhearingthisstory,everyonewillfeelthehumorouscomparisonbetweenthebeautifulgirlandahotstove.Duetothevividcomparison,thestudentscangetabriefunderstandingofrelativitywhichisatheorybasedontheprinciplethatallmotionisrelative.Howwonderfultheanalogyis!

SoourEnglishteachersmayaswellexplainonecertaincomplexsentenceorconcepttotheirstudentsbytellingsomeinterestingstoriesaboutthefamous.

2.2.2Usebodylanguage

Bodylanguagereferstothefacialexpressions,headmovement,eyerotationandgesturesofthiskindofnon-linguisticmeans.Teacherstakeadvantageofbodylanguagetoprovidestudentswithinformationorgivedirections,whichhelpstotriggerstudents’learningenthusiasmandattracttheirattentiononwhattheyhavelearned.Thusthewholeclasswillbeveryinteresting.Irememberonesaidthatonceintheclassroom,theforeignlanguageteach