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Аутор/Author: Maria H. Petkova

DOI: 10.5937/ZRPFU2123091P

УДК: 37.091.3::811.111

КОМПЕТЕНЦИЈА ЗА ХУМОР У ЕНГЛЕСКОМ КАО ДРУГОМ ИЛИ СТРАНОМ ЈЕЗИКУ

Апстракт: Развијање компетенције за хумор у оквиру енглеског као другог или стра­ног језика је тешко, али је веома важно за успешну интеркултуралну комуника­цију. Природа хумора и његове социокултурне функције чине компетенцију за хумор једном од тешкоћа са којом се чак и најбољи ученици често боре. Будући да су типови хумора и ставови према шали различити у различитим културама, а раз­умевање хумора захтева сложену комбинацију језичког и културног знања, наставници другог или страног језика треба да помогну својим ученицима у овој, често занемареној области прагматике. У друштвеним, академским и професио­налним оквирима хумор може ублажити напетост, извршити социјалну контролу и појачати социјалну кохезију, правећи разлику ко припада или не припада одређе­ној групи. Како хумор може да функционише и као основа за културну поделу и као фактор који зближава, дошло је време да се у наставу другог или страног језика укључи нека врста подстицања и развоја компетенција за хумор. На основу истраживања о хумору и истраживања у настави енглеског као другог или страног језика, све више наставника почиње да експериментише, документује и оцењује резултате различитих стратегија и приступа настави са и о хумору у енглеском језику.

Кључне речи: хумор, компетенција за хумор, настава енглеског као другог језика, настава енглеског као страног језика, прагматика.

HUMOR COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract: Developing humor competence in a second or foreign language is difficult, but it is very important for successful intercultural communication. The nature of humor and its sociocultural functions make humor competence one of the last hurdles even advanced language learners often struggle to overcome. Since types of humor and attitudes towards joking are different in different cultures and humor comprehension requires a complex combination of linguistic and cultural knowledge, second or foreign language teachers need to help their students with this often-neglected area of pragmatics. In social, academic, and professional settings, humor can relieve tension, exert social control, and enhance social cohesion, delineating who belongs or does not belong in a particular group. As humor can function both as a cultural divide and a unifying factor, the time has come to include some type of humor competency training in second or foreign language education. Based on humor research and research in teaching English as a second or foreign language, more and more educators are beginning to experiment with, document, and evaluatethe results of various strategies and approaches to teaching with and about humor in English.

Keywords: humor, humor competence, teaching English as a second language, teaching English as a foreign language, pragmatics.

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