Humorous materials to enhance active learning

The use of humour in teaching and learning can be contentious, with some authors suggesting that the efficacy of humorous materials is mediated by the culture of the student. Nevertheless, humour represents a potential vehicle for the introduction of active learning in a classroom setting, as judicious use of humour may lead to a more relaxed learning atmosphere and greater student engagement. This article describes how humour was used to good effect in creating a suite of online materials designed to enhance the academic English skills of international students. The materials, funded through a grant from the Office for Learning and Teaching and now openly accessible on the English for Uni website, were developed using an action research process. This involved an iterative process of designing, trialling and evaluating the resources to ensure that humour was used appropriately. In the final stages, Biggs’ Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome taxonomy was also used to evaluate student learning. The results show that the materials improved students’ understanding of the topics presented on the site and that the element of humour stimulated student interest in learning.     

The Artistic Characteristics of Great Expectations

The whole thesis is to study the delicate techniques of displaying arts and literature exercised by Dickens.Furthermore,the thesis is to guide readers to know about the wordings and humour of Dickens and appreciate the charm of Great Expectations through a large number of examples.     

试论老舍小说中的幽默

老舍作品以“京味”和“幽默”著称于世,其幽默风格具有多元互补的开放性特征,具体表现为“改造国民性”的思想内涵,婉而多讽的艺术风格和悲喜交织的审美形态。     

对历史理性精神的强烈呼唤——读汤吉夫《大学纪事》

《大学纪事》紧贴现实,对当前中国高校贪大求全的形式主义,不择手段的“申博”风的揭露和批判,其题材和主题都有一定的“时事性”。小说能将时事性与历史深度,将言说的勇气与叙事的精到,将问题的尖锐与美学的高度结合起来。这是一部以高扬的人文立场,以自觉的历史使命感和人格勇气,尖锐地进行社会现实批判的佳作。在长篇小说叙事艺术上,《大学纪事》也颇具特点,为当代中国长篇小说艺术提供了成功的范例。     

教育幽默的研究及其在教学中的应用

文章从幽默内涵所体现的趣味性、深刻性和艺术性出发,上升到幽默的教育价值,揭示了教育幽默的主要属性和＂寓庄于谐＂的主要特征,指出教育幽默是充分体现以人为本、平等交流、启发思维和素质培养等现代教育理念的重要辅助手段。在教学过程中运用幽默改善教学环境,要注意因人而异、恰当适时,才能起到促进教学的特殊功效,教师要注意积累,不断提高自身素养,才能敏锐地发现幽默,巧妙地运用幽默于教育教学。     

实践美学视野中的“滑稽”与“幽默”

中国当代美学话语中,“喜剧性”,“滑稽”,“幽默”与西方差学方中的“comic”,“humour”并非是对等的,西方差学传统中多把“幽默”作为“comic”（喜剧或乾滑稽）之一种,而在实践美学的视野下,“滑稽”和“幽默”的内涵和界限得到比较清楚的厘定,并且被纳入实践美学的范畴序列之中。“幽默”所表现的是一种合规律性和合目的性,是人的实践活动的自由,而滑稽表现的则是一种不合规律性和夸大的目的性,是人的实践活动是不自由。     

The Rhythm of the University: Part One - Teaching, Learning, and Administering in the Whiteheadian Vein

This is the first of two articles examining Alfred North Whitehead's notion of the rhythm of the university. Here, I concentrate on the rhythm of teaching and learning, the importance of academic freedom to an imaginative faculty, and the relationship between Whitehead's own pedagogy and his considerable administrative practice. My purpose is to show how his views enlarge our understanding of universities today.     

从合作原则分析手机短信

作为一种交流工具和娱乐方式,手机短信越来越受到人们的青睐。手机短信的流行归功于科技的发展,先进的科学技术给手机短信提供了一个快速发展的平台。手机短信语言不仅传达了各种各样的社会功能,还产生了幽默、委婉的效果,此外,还展示了语言的丰富性。文章从语用学尤其是合作原则的视角来研究手机短信,以更好地理解和欣赏手机短信语言。具体从合作原则角度来分析语用学是如何影响手机短信,进而影响交流的。     

黑色幽默文学的艺术风格

黑色幽默文学流派的创作风格是一种崭新的文学艺术表现形式。本文通过对黑色幽默文学艺术所选取的不同于传统文学的主题思想、主人公形象塑造、寓言化故事情节，独特地表现悲惨结局的方式及其呈现出浓厚的喜剧性色彩的风格的分析，论述了黑色幽默不同于传统小说的构思、选材。它运用虚妄和寓言来达到抨击时弊的目的，运用无奈和滑稽的笑来表达惨痛的人生哲理。     

谈幽默语言在地理教学中的运用

幽默是一种艺术。地理教师根据教学内容 ,适时地把幽默艺术运用于课堂 ,用幽默的语言来进行教学 ,可以造成轻松愉快的课堂氛围 ,活跃课堂气氛 ,提高课堂教学的效果。