The Impact of a Linguistic Theory of Humour in Teaching Speaking Skill

Abstract

This research aim is to investigate the impact of humor in the speaking class and its’ effectiveness to improve students ‘speaking skill. A quantitative research design was used in this study. This investigation took place between March 5th and June 2nd, 2020. The participants in this study were fourth semester English Department students from Universitas Negeri Surabaya. This study gathered information and data through observation, questionnaires, and documentation. The results indicated that hilarious lectures had a substantial effect on the process of speaking acquisition. After incorporating linguistic theory of humor into their teaching and learning processes, the students' scores increased dramatically. The inclusion of humor in the speaking learning process not only improves their speaking skills, but also their presentation ability and communication capability.