Research Of《Easy Steps In Chinese Studies》by George Lanning

This thesis analyzes a Chinese textbook which titled Easy steps in Chinese studies. It's written by George Lanning, a principal of shanghai public school and was published in year 1905. The Author does a pioneering research here and tries his best to introduce and emphasize Lanning's contribution to Chinese language teaching.The first chapter helps the readers to know the intent of choosing this title and the meaning of doing this research, and looks back the general situation of the research of studying the history of teaching Chinese as a foreign language from the holistic approach and the individualized studies. In the second chapter, the main content is telling the Lanning's life and his writings, this passage can be divided to second parts.The third chapter analyzes the teaching content of the Easy steps in Chinese studies. This passage can be divided to second parts. The first part follows the writing order of the book, and tells the contents of the book. The second part makes an integration of the voice,the grammar and the vocabulary, then analysis them. The fourth chapter the author analyzes the teaching methods of the Easy steps in Chinese studies and the tenets of the compiling of the book.The fifth chapter the author judges the Easy steps in Chinese studies. The last chapter concludes the main point of this thesis and tells something needs continuing researching.