A Study Of Classical Texts In High School Chinese Course Books

Classical Chinese is a regular written language which was used over a long period of time during ancient times in china for recording historical facts and expressing thoughts. In the May 4th movement of 1919, "vernacular" took the place of "classical Chinese", and was largely cited in Chinese textbooks, resulting in coexistence of vernacular and classical style of writing in Chinese textbooks. After entering new times, as a written language, classical style of writing has accomplished its historical mission. Is it necessary for contemporary secondary school students to learn classical style of writing? After several discussions over vernacular and classical style of writing, the circle of secondary school Chinese has come to a common understanding: there is still a need to learn classical style of writing. But what kind of classical style of writing is worth learning? And how to help students master it better and faster? They are still questions require serious consideration of the circle of secondary school Chinese and also the topic this thesis studies on.This thesis aims at researching selections of classical style of writing in Chinese textbooks for high school, as in the process of learning classical style of writing in high school, the concept of selecting appropriate pieces is quite critical. Two methodologies, content analysis and comparative analysis, are used to research selections of classical style of writing in current Chinese textbooks (RJB) for high school. It is supposed to know the status in quo of Chinese education in HongKong and use advantages of which in the new round of Chinese courses reform in Mainland China, through comparing differences and similarities in selections of classical style of writing of high school Chinese textbooks used in Mainland China and HongKong. By studying factors affect selecting standards of classical style of writing in Chinese textbooks, the thesis tries to raise a theoretical hypothesis on the selecting standards for Chinese textbooks from the point of review in training goals for high school students. That is to say, under the background of a new round of reform in basic education courses, selecting standards of classical style of writing in Chinese textbooks for high school should obey the following principles: planning as a whole,expansibility,scientificalness,inheritability and openness.