A Comparative Study On The Structure Of Chinese And Japanese Primary School Textbooks

As the material carrier to realize the curriculum goal,the textbook' structural design is directly related to the quality of a textbook.Currently,the structural design of Chinese textbooks for primary school is still out of date and cannot satisfy the expectations of curriculum reform and the demand for diversified development of students.Therefore,it is an advisable path to learn from foreign experience in terms of textbook structure design,reflect on ourselves,and find the breakthrough point by comparing with them so as to improve the quality of our nation's textbooks.Textbook str cture refers to the basic elements of the textbook and the relations between them.According to systematic theory,Chinese textbooks for primary school consist of learning assistant system,text system,knowledge system and exercise system.Specifically,learning assistant system should include introduction,catalog,insertion,illustration,appendix,etc.Text system is composed by unit structure and text structure.Knowledge system consists of basic phonetics,reading and writing of characters,sentence structure,reading,writing and oral communication.Exercise system is composed by unit exercise and text exercise.By comparing the components of Chinese and Japanese textbooks for primary school,it can be seen that they feature differently in structure:Chinese textbooks for primary school emphasize the systematic structure of the reading text and the design and development of exercise system while Japanese textbooks for primary school focus on a balanced arrangement of the elements of knowledge system,listening and speaking and writing that are specially set in the textbook system and the function expansion of learning assistant system as a tool.Judging from the relationship between systems of language textbooks for primary school,Chinese textbooks and Japanese textbooks are alike since they both reflect that knowledge system is in a dominant position and it restricts the composition of other systems;text system is in the core position,affecting the composition of exercise system;learning assistant system is the foundation and gu,arantee of other systems;exercise system is an important part that reflects the composition of other systems.Learning from the experience of Japanese textbooks for primary school in structural design,Chinese textbooks for primary school should improve the design of learning assistant system and enlarge its function as a tool and assistance;the content structure of the textbook system should be enriched with independently designed listening and speaking,writing and reading to form a systematic text structure;the elements of the knowledge system should be kept balanced in the textbook structure;and last,the exercise system should be more diversified and open-minded by paying attention to keeping a proper amount of exercise types and the hierarchy of the design.