Comic Strip Humour and Empathy as Methodological Instruments in Teaching / HUMOR I EMPATIJA STRIPA KAO METODOLOŠKI INSTRUMENTARIJ U POUČAVANJU

Abstract

Abstract

Laughter is an instinctive activity that facilitates social communication and can be used to enrich the education system. Taking into consideration that children are, by their nature, visually oriented, the humour and empathy of the comic strip make it an appropriate methodological instrument for the acquisition of new learning materials. The popular comic strip Alan Ford consolidates realist elements with social satire and black humour, owing its popularity and longevity to the creativity of its authors who accept self-irony as a powerful tool in their artistic expression. The author of this paper examines the possibility of applying the Alan Ford comic strip in primary and secondary school teaching as well as the influence of humorous discourse on the efficiency of the educational process. The importance of humour, as one of the most desired teacher’s characteristics, is examined in the research. A total of 14 schools of the Primorsko-Goranska County participated in the research; the sample consisted of 315 primary school pupils and senior secondary school students. Data distribution analysis points at the conclusion that humour has a significant influence on the efficiency of teaching and the quality of relationships between teachers and pupils, while the methodology of comic strips provides everyday discourse in teaching. 

Key words: Alan Ford; comic self-irony; humour in class; media culture.

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Smijeh je instinktivna aktivnost koja osim što olakšava društvenu komunikaciju, može oplemeniti i pedagoški sustav. Budući da su djeca po prirodi usmjerena vizualnoj percepciji, humor i empatija stripa pogodni su metodološki instrumentarij za usvajanje novih obrazovnih sadržaja. Strip Alan Ford objedinjuje realističke elemente sa socijalnom satirom i crnim humorom, a svoju popularnost i dugovječnost zahvaljuje kreativnosti svojih autora koji su samoironiju prihvatili kao moćno sredstvo slikovnog izričaja. Autor istražuje utjecaj humornoga diskursa na učinkovitost odgojno-obrazovnoga procesa te mogućnosti primjene Alan Forda u osnovnoškolskoj i srednjoškolskoj nastavnoj praksi. U sklopu istraživanja ispitana je važnost humora kao jedne od poželjnih osobina nastavnika. Istraživanje je provedeno u 14 škola Primorsko-goranske županije, na uzorku od 354 učenika osmih razreda osnovnih i završnih razreda srednjih strukovnih škola i gimnazija. Iz analize distribucije rezultata može se zaključiti kako humor bitno utječe na učinkovitost poučavanja i na kvalitetu odnosa između nastavnika i učenika, dok metodika stripa u nastavi osigurava diskurs svakodnevnice.

Ključne riječi: Alan Ford; humor u nastavi; medijska kultura; samoironija; strip.