Author(s)

Xiaolin Li ¹, Rong Zhou ², Chen Wang ³

Affiliation(s)

¹ Guangzhou Sili Hualian College, Guangzhou, China
² School of Foreign Studies, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
³ HSY-optics Valley Tangxunhu School, Wuhan, China

Corresponding Author

Rong Zhou

ABSTRACT

This study explored the processing strategies of translation-equivalent humor in L1 and L2 by junior high, senior high school students and university sophomores. Think-aloud protocol was used to reveal their processing strategies. The results show that the types and frequency of strategies for L1 and L2 joke processing were quite different, with much more strategies used for L2 joke processing, indicating that L1 humor processing involves more automatic intuitive thinking while L2 humor processing involves more controlled reflective thinking mode. The findings also suggest that L2 humor perception involves initial encoding, incongruity detection and reinterpretation processes, providing evidences for Comprehension-Elaboration Theory.

KEYWORDS

Humor perception strategies, foreign language, learning stages

CITE THIS PAPER

Xiaolin Li, Rong Zhou, Chen Wang, Humor Perception Strategies in L1 and L2 at Different Learning Stages. Applied & Educational Psychology (2023) Vol. 4: 63-68. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2023.040809.

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