English teaching material for advanced students: seriously laughing : teaching english in a humorous and critical way

Abstract

Humor takes part in everyones life. It is presented to us all the time of our lives and it can be found everywhere: in a friendly conversation; in entertainment places such as theaters, circus and parties; in all types of media, such as TV, radio, Internet, newspapers, magazines, comic strips books, etc. There is no way to escape from humor, except if you live alone in an isolated place- an island, for instance- where there are no other human beings (even so, it is possible that you make fun out of yourself). In short, humor really matters to us all.