A Study on Incorporating Hakka Culture into Mandarin Culture Textbook Design

• Main Authors: Yang, Pei-Ling, 楊佩玲
• Other Authors: Chen, Li-Yu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85128663286565190069

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 應用華語文學系 === 104 === With the rise of Chinese language, many foreigners choose to come to Taiwan to learn it every year.The diversecultural background in Taiwan has provided a rich foundation for learning Chinese.In comparison to a long established and systematic approach to Chinese language teaching, culture teaching and materials are comprehensive, however, with only limited coverage in the Hakka culture. Thus, this research paper takes the Hakka culture as a study example, with the purpose of helping Chinese learners to appreciate the diversity of Taiwanese culture through understanding Hakka culture. The research method adapts textual analysisand semi-structured interviews approach, with seven scholars and four Chinese learners as interviewees. Their opinions on the Hakka culture blended into Chinese language teaching are taken into consideration,with additional seven Chinese teachers and textbook compilers` feedbacks to aid the author into composing a study example“The Hakka Yi Min Festival”. Throughout the course of this research, the way the Chinese culture material is composed via utilizing Hakka Festivalhas met the needs of the target users, and is also highly praised by aforementioned evaluators. This research is meant to assist Chinese learners in coping with communication in Chinese within the environment of Taiwan. Another equally important goal is develop a broader perspective through which they appreciate the unique beauty of different cultures.