Sessions

Learning With Laughter and Humour

This workshop proposes a need for more comedy in Japanese high school lessons and presents a course that tries to fulfil that. In it, students learn techniques of comedy, practice improvisation drama, and compose and perform humorous skits in English. The educational purpose is to develop creativity, critical thinking and cooperative attitudes, alongside language skills. We argue that non-traditional course types are worth the risk and will share examples of the outcomes of the course.