Educación y Humor: Una experiencia pedagógica en la Educación de Adultos

Abstract

The importance of the sense of humour in grown-ups teaching and learning processes is studied and practiced from a pedagogical perspective. The educational value of humour its functions, dimensions, characteristics, etc are collected theoretically. On the second part of this paper the pedagogical applications of humour with both teachers and students from the Adult People Education Centre of San Fernando de Henares (Madrid-Spain) is described. This work takes into consideration the different fields of knowledge. We have designed dynamic, motivational and funny activities, actions and proposals. As a conclusion we can value this experience as highly positive, in which humour has been used and applied as pedagogical tool in education of adults.