📖+10 XP
🎧+10 XP
✅+15 XP
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
80 words
- Teachers often used short jokes in lab classes.
- Students sat in small lab classes with teachers.
- Researchers recorded audio from many different class sessions.
- They listened and marked brief moments with humor.
- Students later answered simple surveys about the humor.
- If students found jokes funny, they felt positive.
- Some teachers made jokes about themselves or equipment.
- Not all students agreed about the jokes, though.
- Researchers say humor can help students join class.
- Teachers should choose their humor carefully in class.
Difficult words
- researcher — a person who studies something carefullyResearchers
- record — to save sounds or information to listen laterrecorded
- mark — to make a note about somethingmarked
- survey — a short set of questions for peoplesurveys
- equipment — the tools or machines used for a task
- humor — words or actions meant to make people laugh
Tip: hover, focus or tap highlighted words in the article to see quick definitions while you read or listen.
Discussion questions
- Do you like jokes in class?
- Do you laugh when a teacher makes a joke?
- Have you ever told a joke in a class?
Related articles
23 Jun 2026
Study: AI often makes student writing harder
A new study of an experimental course found that using generative AI usually raises the thinking demands of writing rather than reducing them. Researchers followed undergraduates as they learned to direct AI and become more reflective writers.
11 Dec 2025
Nigeria restores English as medium of instruction
The Federal Government reversed the 2022 National Language Policy and restored English as the sole medium of instruction from pre-primary to tertiary. The November 2025 decision has prompted strong debate among educators, linguists and cultural groups.
28 Nov 2025
10 Feb 2023
4 Nov 2025