QUELQUES ACTIVITÉS COMIQUES POUR DÉVELOPPER LA COMPÉTENCE DE PRODUCTION ORALE
SOME COMIC ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP SPEAKING SKILLS

Summary/Abstract: For the last few decades, language teaching has been not only a matter of reasoning, but also a matter of emotional intelligence and it is now well known that success in teaching relies, at a high extent, on emotional factors such as empathy, self-esteem or inner motivation. Humor is an affect linked concept and its usage in the language class has great benefits, among which: increasing students’ curiosity, introducing variety and, maybe the most important, reducing speaking apprehension and encouraging the learners to get out of their comfort zone. A few humorous activities which can help develop the speaking skill are: tongue twisters, activities implying idioms, funny story telling or acting out play roles or hilarious dramatic fragments.

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