Humor To The Rescue: How To Make Introductory Economics An Appealing Social Science For Non-Majors

G. H. Jones
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Despite efforts made over the past few years to improve upon the way introductory economics is taught, these efforts have unfortunately done very little to change student perception of economics as a dry, difficult and boring subject. Since the introductory economics course for many nonmajors may be their only economics course in college, it is incumbent upon those who teach the course to leave a lasting impression of it as a relevant, interesting, and exciting subject to learn. One alternative teaching technique that holds great promise in addressing the negative reputation of economics is humor. Until recently, the use of humor as an alternative teaching technique was shunned and held in disrepute especially in such “dread” courses as economics. Today, the current literature on teaching and learning clearly indicates that the tables have turned and the use of humor as a viable pedagogical approach is on the rise in almost every discipline. The primary goal of this paper is to discuss the vital role of humor as a transformational teaching technique in the introductory economic course. Specifically, the paper discusses the teaching and learning benefits of humor, the appropriate use of humor and some practical suggestions on how economics instructors can incorporate humor into their teaching.
幽默拯救:如何让入门经济学成为一门吸引非专业人士的社会科学
尽管在过去几年里,人们努力改进经济学入门的教学方式,但不幸的是,这些努力几乎没有改变学生对经济学的看法,即经济学是一门枯燥、困难和无聊的学科。由于许多非专业学生的经济学入门课程可能是他们在大学里唯一的一门经济学课程,因此教授这门课程的人有责任给他们留下一个持久的印象,认为这是一门相关的、有趣的、令人兴奋的学科。另一种很有希望消除经济学负面名声的教学方法是幽默。直到最近,将幽默作为另一种教学方法还受到回避,尤其是在经济学等“令人恐惧”的课程中。今天,目前关于教与学的文献清楚地表明,形势已经发生了转变,幽默作为一种可行的教学方法在几乎所有学科中都在上升。本文的主要目的是探讨幽默作为一种变革性教学技巧在经济学导论课程中的重要作用。具体来说,本文论述了幽默的教与学效益,幽默的恰当运用,以及经济学教师如何将幽默融入教学的一些实用建议。
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