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Proza Anny Fein. Rosyjsko-izraelska odsłona humoru żydowskiego
Jewish humour with a rich repertoire of forms is an integral part of Jewish culture. The article summarises the typical features of Jewish humour and presents an outline of its history from its beginning at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century in ...
Mirosława Michalska-Suchanek
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The use of humor by therapists and clients in cognitive therapy
The purpose of this study was to investigate several aspects of humour in cognitive therapy. Eight first therapy sessions were examined and seven examples of humour originating from the therapists or the clients are reported: three represent examples of ...
Alberto Dionigi, Carla Canestrari
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Individual differences in the way observers perceive humour styles
Humour has been conceptualized as styles, which vary based on their function (Martin, Puhlik-Doris, Larsen, Gray, and Weir, 2003). Research examining if and how observers perceive this intent is limited.
Robyn Brown +2 more
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Humour and Politics: A Discursive Approach to Humour
Power has always been a desirable target for humour. It seems politicians are easy to make fun of. In fact, humour and politics are interrelated from times immemorial and they are a favoured field of research in the Human and Social Sciences. The aim of this study is to show the potential of a discursive-enunciative category, the point of view (POV ...
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Conceptions and practices of Iberian mathematics teachers about humour
This study focuses on the conceptions and practices of Iberian (Portuguese and Spanish) mathematics teachers regarding instructional humour. Specifically, the study aims to answer the following questions: (1) How do Iberian mathematics teachers view ...
Floriano Viseu +3 more
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How students perceive the teacher’s use of humour and how it enhances learning in the classroom
Recently, scholarship on humour in teaching and learning has focused on the use of instructional humour. Past studies have reported that instructional humour is best used as a pedagogical tool for teaching and learning purposes.
Farhana Bakar, Vijay Mallan
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Healthy Humour: Villains and Viruses
The series “Healthy Humour” – five humorous COVID-19 information clips created by science communication student Eliza Martin – has been shared with all ACT schools.
Martin, Eliza
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Humour styles, personality and psychological well-being: What’s humour got to do with it?
The Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) by Martin et al. (2003) measures four humour styles, namely affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive and self-defeating.
Willibald Friedrich Ruch, Sonja Heintz
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Humour to learn Mathematics: mathematical tasks to laugh and learn
Good mood and wellbeing make work and learning much easier. And this is what humour is really all about, to make people feel well and to make them laugh. Humour will minimise stressful situations and facilitate communication. Among the different forms of
Viseu, Floriano +6 more
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