A Rhetorical Study of Nursery Rhymes of Taiwanese Southern Min Textbooks in Elementary Schools in Kaohsiung City

• Main Authors: Chiu Hsun-Kuei, 邱薰葵
• Other Authors: Wu Zhong-Jie
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13440609441429623436

碩士 === 高雄師範大學 === 台灣文化及語言研究所 === 99 === ABSTRACT Languages, the conveyance tools of social activity, alter with their social environment. The Southern Min language curriculum aims to help students learn their mother tongue and utilize it. Thus they can study its culture and preserve the language. Less and less native Southern Min language students are able to speak their mother tongue fluently. Therefore, it is essential to develop multiple effective teaching methods. For example, using Nursery rhymes in Southern Min language teaching can interest students and expose them to the beauty of its sounds. Through organized teaching activities, students can master their mother tongue and apply it in their daily lives. Nursery rhymes are characterized by rhythm. Reading or singing Nursery rhymes can be appealing and emotional. Moreover, the rhetoric of nursery rhymes encourages the appreciation and creation of graceful expression. Studying the rhetoric of nursery rhymes will reveal their beauty and facilitate application as a teaching technique. This study focuses on the rhetoric of nursery rhymes used in Southern Min language textbooks in Kaohsiung city elementary schools. To analyze the rhetoric of nursery rhymes, this study includes their definition, features, contents, applications, and categorizes them in terms of content and form. Based on the findings of this study, teachers can understand the beauty of Southern Min Language nursery rhymes and apply them to their daily teaching. These findings can also be used as references for Southern Min Language teachers.