Teaching English in the Two-Year College
Sep 2006
Not Just a Humorous Text: Humor as Text in the Writing Class
Abstract
The use of humorous texts in the writing class can help students improve skills in effective writing while encouraging critical thinking and an increased range in expression. In addition, because of the accessible nature of humor and the focus on purpose and audience that is necessary when writing it, students show a natural inclination toward peer review and recursive writing, with an enthusiasm that is often lacking when working with traditional texts in the writing class.
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- Teaching English in the Two-Year College
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- 2006-09-01
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- 10.58680/tetyc20066034
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