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Humo(u)r, a Neglected Feature in Foreign Language Teaching.

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Title:	Humo(u)r, a Neglected Feature in Foreign Language Teaching.
Authors:	Gomes de Matos, F., Instituto de Idiomas Yazigi, Sao Paulo (Brazil). Centro de Linguistica Aplicada.
Peer Reviewed:	N
Page Count:	5
Publication Date:	1974
Document Type:	Journal Articles
Descriptors:	English (Second Language), Humor, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Newsletters, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content
Abstract:	This issue of the Yazigi Institute's bimonthly newsletter is devoted to a discussion of the importance of humor in the teaching and learning of a foreign language. It begins with several quotations from well-known linguists, humorists and teachers about the need for humor in the language class. Several examples of humor in the textbooks of the "Let's Have Fun" series are presented. This series of English as a second language texts was first published in 1971 by the Yazigi Institute. A list of references concludes the newsletter. (PMP)
Journal Code:	RIEAUG1975
Entry Date:	1975
Accession Number:	ED104150
Database:	ERIC

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Abstract:	This issue of the Yazigi Institute's bimonthly newsletter is devoted to a discussion of the importance of humor in the teaching and learning of a foreign language. It begins with several quotations from well-known linguists, humorists and teachers about the need for humor in the language class. Several examples of humor in the textbooks of the "Let's Have Fun" series are presented. This series of English as a second language texts was first published in 1971 by the Yazigi Institute. A list of references concludes the newsletter. (PMP)