A Comparative Study Of Chinese And American High School Language Textbook Illustrations Feature

This selection of high school language textbook (required)(hereinafter referred to as PEP materials), by People’s Education Press published in2004. Compared with the previous legacy high school language textbook, this version adds a lot of color textbook illustration, showing a number of new features, has a unique value for language teaching. Optional California high school language textbook version (hereinafter referred to as the California version of the textbook) by McGraw-Hill Publishing Company in2007. The author intends by comparison with the new standards, new evidence and new comparative comparative dimension to a comprehensive and detailed version of the textbook illustrations for two to sort out, which reveals the two high school language textbook illustrations feature in the curriculum, textbooks and teaching functions of the function differences. Chose two version of the materials, because these two version of the language textbook publishing time approaches, the representatives of the national language toward mainstream construction materials, and have a lot of illustrations.Research ideas in this paper are:to explore two editions of high school language textbook illustration of the data from the start, use of literature, comparative law and case law from the two version of the textbook illustration courses feature, function and illustrations teaching textbook illustrations feature of these three aspects, thorough comparative study of the system, which reveals similarities and differences between two versions of textbook illustrations.The second chapter is a comparison of the data associated with the two versions of the language textbook illustrations, found differences in the total density of two editions of textbooks and illustrations are great; most two editions of textbooks graphic illustrations have shown the same page Features; California edition textbook illustration at great length was significantly higher than the proportion of PEP materials; California version of a text description of the illustrations and the proportion is higher than its level of PEP informative illustrations; California version of Illustrator type is also significantly higher than the PEP illustration richer. The third chapter is starting from a functional illustration courses, study the relationship between the two version of the textbook illustration of the concept of language courses, curriculum goals and curriculum evaluation found that two editions of the course textbook illustrations with features, but PEP textbook illustrations and curriculum evaluation unrelated Therefore, reducing the course features illustrations. The California edition textbook illustration is from the top down fully embodies the concept of curriculum standards, so it is a high level of play the course features. The fourth chapter illustrations start teaching function, study edition textbook illustration of two subsystems in language teaching in the role, that two editions of textbooks with textbook illustrations are functional, but the California version of the textbook illustrations better play a central role in teaching function. The fifth chapter illustrations wake-up function, the teaching program features and functions to start teaching activities, comparing similarities and differences between Chinese and American language teachers use teaching illustrations, that the two teachers are using the illustrations and the teaching program features wake-up function, but only the American Language teachers play an illustration of teaching functions.