A Contrastive Study On Elementary Chinese Textbooks Of Ukrainian Primary And Secondary Schools

Textbook is an important part of teaching activities.As the carrier of Chinese knowledge and cultural transmission,textbook plays a vital role in teaching process.In recent years,more and more Chinese courses have been offered in Ukraine,Chinese-teaching has become increasingly mature,and the importance of textbooks as the main medium of classroom teaching has become increasingly prominent.However,there has been very little research on Chinese teaching and Chinese textbooks in Ukrainian primary and secondary schools.Therefore,this article takes the two representative textbooks "Happy Chinese(Russian Version)" and "Chinese Paradise(Russian Version)",which are widely used in primary and secondary schools in Ukraine,as an example,combining the local curriculum and the actual use of Chinese textbooks,and under the guidance of relevant theories of compiling Chinese textbooks for foreigners,using the literature research method,comparative analysis method,interview investigation method and quantitative research method,to compare and analyze the overall structure and main content of the two textbooks,in order to provide useful suggestions for the selection and use of textbooks for Ukrainian Chinese teachers,and also provide a reference for the compilation of Chinese textbooks for Ukrainian primary and secondary schools through the comparative study of the two textbooks and the teachers’ experience and evaluation.The introduction part mainly clarifies the research background and significance of the selected topic,research summary,research content and methods,and the theoretical basis of the research.The first chapter is a brief introduction to the current situation of Chinese teaching in Ukraine,which mainly includes the establishment of Chinese language courses and the use of Chinese teaching materials in local primary and secondary schools.The second and the third chapter are the key parts of this article,which carry out specific research on "Happy Chinese" and "Chinese Paradise" respectively from the two dimensions of the overall structure and the main elements,analyzing the similarities and differences between the two textbooks in compiling principles and structure arrangement.And then conducts more detailed quantitative statistics and comparative analysis of the textbook’s phonetics,vocabulary,grammar,Chinese characters and culture.The fourth chapter is based on the comparative analysis of the previous chapters and combines with teachers’ evaluation of the use of the textbook,in the view of the unsuitable use of the textbooks in Chinese class,this article puts forward some suggestions for teachers to use the textbooks in teaching activities,and provides inspiration for the future compilation of Chinese textbook for Ukraine primary and secondary schools.