Taking a Trip Down The Memory Lane With Memes to Unearth Their Worth in Teaching English

Memes are an integral part of the digital landscape and have immense potentialfor usage in language learning classrooms.The present study elaborates on theprocess and the product of the micro-assignment titled, ‘Use of Memes inEnglish Language Teaching (ELT) systematically designed for preserviceteachers of a Teacher Education Program. It aims to explore the use of memes asan effective means to engage learners and enhance academic discourse in anEnglish language classroom. The qualitative analysis of the process and theproduct of the memes contributed by the preservice teachers proved that theycould be effectively integrated into a language classroom to make learningengaging, meaningful, and joyful. and could prove decisive for generatingopportunities for rich academic discourse. Transcending beyond their worth forsimple humor memes if wisely used by teachers could prove to be powerfultools for fostering communication and promoting rich academic discourses in anEnglish language classroom.Keywords: Discourse, English Language Teaching (ELT), Humor, Memes, Preserviceteachers.