A Study On The Selection And Compilation Of Folk Culture In International Chinese Textbooks

Cultural teaching is an important part of international Chinese language teaching.Folk culture,as an important component of Chinese culture,covers all aspects of life and has the most national and ethnic characteristics.As an important channel for foreign students to learn Chinese,international Chinese textbooks bear important communication responsibilities.In some existing textbooks,although there are varying degrees of absorption,the proportion is not significant.There are more or less problems in selecting folk culture content,revealing the connotation of folk culture,and reflecting teaching objectives.The compilation of folk culture in textbooks needs to be given attention.Considering the above reasons,this article combines existing research results,comprehensive application of literature research method,comparative method of analysis and statistical method of analysis,selects the materials of the primary,intermediate,and advanced stages of "Developing Chinese" as the research objects,conducts systematic and holistic analysis of the content selection of folk culture,summarizes its selection situation,and attempts to propose corresponding suggestions for its shortcomings.The main part of this article consists of five parts: the introductory section,which explains the reasons for the choice of the topic,the importance of research,the review of research and research methods.The first chapter introduces the relevant content of folk culture,summarizes the definition and characteristics of folk culture based on previous research,and clarifies the classification of folk culture in this article.It is divided into six categories: material folk,social folk,holiday folk,spiritual folk,folk art and entertainment folk,and taboo folk.It is further divided into 14 sub categories,and points out the important value of folk culture in international Chinese language teaching.Chapter 2 introduces the basic situation of six volumes of the comprehensive textbook "Developing Chinese" at three levels: initial,middle,and high,as well as the writing philosophy and principles of the textbook.It clarifies the learning characteristics and goals of different levels of primary,middle,and high.The selection of folk culture content in the comprehensive textbook "Developing Chinese" was classified and summarized,and the proportion of various types of folk culture was displayed.The conclusion was drawn that the frequency of addressing terms in material and social folk customs was the highest in this series of textbooks,and taboo folk customs were not involved.In Chapter 3,by comparing and analyzing some of the folk cultural knowledge involved in the initial,middle,and advanced texts of the comprehensive textbook "Developing Chinese",it is concluded that the selection of folk cultural content lacks diversity and comprehensiveness,and there are six shortcomings in the textbook,such as low consistency between images and text,poor annotation content,and neglect of comparison between Chinese and foreign folk cultures.Chapter 4,in response to the shortcomings in the selection summarized in the previous chapter,proposes suggestions such as enriching the types of folk culture,showcasing cultural diversity,optimizing text illustrations,increasing taboo culture,and appropriately adding comparisons between Chinese and foreign folk cultures.Through the above research,we hope that international Chinese language textbooks can provide some ideas on how to choose and disseminate the content of folk culture.