Implementing Humour in ESL classroom

Humour is considered to be a type of art due to its ability in representing the understanding of human communications. It is not limited in language or words, but also related to the meaning of different culture backgrounds and unwritten messages. This paper focuses on the generic structure of jokes. On the basis of the theories of humour, sense of humour and laughter research, the paper aims to understanding on the inherent characteristics of narrative jokes. As humour is considered to be a great motivating factor, using humour in English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom can bring- considerable opportunity to teach linguistic knowledge, intellectual ability and cultural awareness. Therefore, this paper hopes to provide strategies for incorporating humour into ESL teachers’ pedagogy.