Try To Talk About The Composition Teaching In Wen Xin And Its Modern Enlightenment

As we all know, composition is an important content of Chinese subject, a person’s language level often can be measured through writing ability. In our school education, writing has always been the emphasis and difficulty in Chinese teaching. Composition is a problem that teachers feel terrible for it putting time and energy but thankless. Students do not like writing either, because it cost a lot but has little efficiency.In the 1930 s, Xia Mianzun, the chief editor of Enlightened bookstore, founded a magazine for middle school students, and invited Ye Shengtao as the magazine editor. Mr. Xia and Mr. Ye both had rich experience in Chinese teaching, they were acutely aware that there were many problems in the Chinese education. They wanted to make something different so they took turns to write an education novel named Wen Xin in the journal for middle school students. Mr. Xia and Mr. Ye two gentlemen wrote from reading and writing two aspects. Wen Xin introduced Chinese knowledge with vivid method in a simple way. Readers could easily understand and master the knowledge so they loved the story very much. In 1934,Enlightened bookstore assembled 23 stories and published Wen Xin with the full version. Once Wen Xin available, it was very popular and acclaimed by the readers. Immediately Wen Xin became a bestseller and was reprinted many times.The view of writing that Mr. Xia and Mr. Ye poured out in Wen Xin, close to the life, full of interest, Provided a relaxed and active atmosphere for students to acquire knowledge about all aspects of writing. Wen Xin using plain language told us: composition is a part of life, is an ability that we need to cope with the actual life. Writing classes are aimed to cultivate the habit of writing, let us skillfully master all kinds of knowledge about writing and then serve life in a flexible and freely way.The atmosphere in the novel was enjoyable,the scene that teachers and students communicating with each other was freely. In the face of composition, students had active attitude, all these things were desirable. If we learn from Wen Xin, our writing classes may become more easily and efficiently, then changing the general situation of composition is just around the corner.