With the improvement of China's international status and the improvement of the domestic education environment, many parents want to educate their children in Chinese studies. However, what does Chinese studies for children include?
Children’s Chinese studies include two aspects: the study of Chinese classics and the training of basic language. .
1. Classics of Chinese Studies
Nowadays, children study Chinese studies. Judging from the Chinese textbooks compiled by the Ministry of Education, the classics of elementary Chinese studies are the introductory books of Chinese studies education. By reciting these elementary Chinese studies, Classics, we can also have a general understanding of the main content and basic characteristics of Chinese traditional culture.
From the content point of view, the ancient elementary education textbooks in our country can be roughly divided into four categories:
(1) Literacy category: "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames", "Thousand-Character Classic" 》.
(2) Instructions: "The Analects", "Mencius", "Great Learning", and "The Doctrine of the Mean", among which "The Analects" is the most important; there are also categories of family instructions and virtuous literature: "Disciples' Rules" and "The Doctrine of the Mean". "Children's Talk", "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions", "Collections of Famous Virtues", "Zeng Guang Xian Wen", etc.
(3) Rhyming and language categories: "Poetry of a Thousand Families", "Enlightenment of Rhythm", "Li Weng's Rhyme", etc.
(4) Allusions and knowledge categories: "Mengqiu", "Longwen Whip Shadow", "Young School Qionglin", etc.
Mongolian classics, like Confucian classics, are committed to promoting filial piety, which has played a positive role in the Chinese nation still promoting the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young.
2. Language Basics
The famous educator Mr. Ye Shengtao once pointed out: "Among the four words of listening, speaking, reading and writing, the word 'speaking' is the most basic, and the skill of speaking is Almost, listening, reading, and writing are easy to complete.
Wetalk’s international Chinese studies course is based on the reading and learning of Chinese classics, which can cultivate "language construction and application" and "thinking development and improvement". The four core competencies of "aesthetic appreciation and creation", "cultural inheritance and understanding" are students' language abilities and qualities demonstrated in real language use situations.
In fact, children's Chinese studies mainly teach children how to To appreciate and understand Chinese culture. Through children’s Chinese studies courses, children can learn about Chinese history, culture, traditional etiquette, customs, etc. In addition, children’s Chinese studies can also help children establish a correct outlook on life and values. Therefore, parents must support their children in taking Chinese studies courses for children so that they can better understand Chinese culture.