Evaluating the effectiveness of humor training on engaging in humor in online communication

• Project/Area Number: 23K00675
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: RUCYNSKI John 岡山大学, 教育推進機構, 准教授 (10512741)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): Prichard Caleb 岡山大学, 教育推進機構, 准教授 (10440306)
• Project Period (FY): 2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: humor competency / online humor / humor and culture / humor comprehension / humor production

Outline of Research at the Start

2023: The PI and Co-I will pilot materials and the PI will implement a course on humor and cross-cultural communication.
2024: The PI and Co-I will analyze research findings and give presentations at academic conferences.
2025: The PI and Co-I will publish at least one article and one book chapter.