The impact of humor on language acquisition has been documented in scholarly accounts. Hence, this study investigated Iranian pre-service and high-experienced and low-experienced in-service EFL teachers’ beliefs and practices of humor in the classroom. In order to collect data, the researchers adopted four distinct instruments including pedagogical humor questionnaire, semi-structured interview, observation checklist, andfield notes. A total of 182 Iranian EFL teachers participated completed the questionnaires, while 10 in-service EFL teachers engaged in semi-structured interviews. Additionally, the second researcher observed 36 classes. The results indicated that both pre-service and in-service EFL teachers believed that humor was effective. Notably, high-experienced in-service EFL teachers displayed more pronounced positive beliefs in humor compared to their pre-service and low-experienced counterparts. The results also disclosed that humor was a routine practice for high-experienced teachers. Based on the findings of the present study, it can be suggested that it is essential to train and educate both pre-service and in-service EFL teachers in order to integrate humor into different EFL classrooms.
Taherkhani,Reza و Moghimi,Masoumeh . (1405). Delving into Pedagogical Levity: An Inquiry into the Interplay of Experience and Humor in Iranian EFL Teachers' Classroom Beliefs and Practices. Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 25(1), 104-126.
MLA
Taherkhani,Reza , و Moghimi,Masoumeh . "Delving into Pedagogical Levity: An Inquiry into the Interplay of Experience and Humor in Iranian EFL Teachers' Classroom Beliefs and Practices", Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 25, 1, 1405, 104-126.
HARVARD
Taherkhani Reza, Moghimi Masoumeh. (1405). 'Delving into Pedagogical Levity: An Inquiry into the Interplay of Experience and Humor in Iranian EFL Teachers' Classroom Beliefs and Practices', Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 25(1), pp. 104-126.
CHICAGO
Reza Taherkhani و Masoumeh Moghimi, "Delving into Pedagogical Levity: An Inquiry into the Interplay of Experience and Humor in Iranian EFL Teachers' Classroom Beliefs and Practices," Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 25 1 (1405): 104-126,
VANCOUVER
Taherkhani Reza, Moghimi Masoumeh. Delving into Pedagogical Levity: An Inquiry into the Interplay of Experience and Humor in Iranian EFL Teachers' Classroom Beliefs and Practices. Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics. 1405;25(1):104-126 (In English).
Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics