Chinese New World: Grade 3, Second Semester

Author: Yu Qiujiu
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: The humanistic spirit has become somewhat unfamiliar to contemporary Chinese children and adolescents. To enable middle and primary school Chinese teaching to include some relatively accessible classic texts, this series appears in the form of beautiful literature as classic texts for Chinese teaching in schools. This series is also quite innovative in its editorial format. The entire book is organized around "unit themes," with each unit featuring both a clear and illuminating highlight and a specific summary of appreciation. Although there are many articles, they are well-organized and easy to follow, facilitating gradual deepening. The selection principles of this book are: 1. Regularity. The selected texts are first based on norms and classics, serving as models for readers to imitate and learn from. The difficulty level of the texts is generally synchronized with the textbooks, with some selections slightly advanced. 2. Authenticity. This book is a channel for children to understand life and the world. 3. Diversity. All works included in the reader have been carefully selected by the editors. Our standard for selection is both literary quality and aesthetic beauty. It is common to select one piece from dozens or even hundreds of candidates. The works presented to you are both classical in their elegance and modern in their freshness; they range from the refined beauty of pure literature to the broad knowledge of interdisciplinary works. From a literary perspective, readers can appreciate the exquisite poetry, the grandeur of novels, the naturalness of essays, the passion of dramas, and even the trendiness of online literature and the uniqueness of alternative literature. These rich and exquisite reading materials will help improve readers' literary appreciation and language perception abilities.
II. Editorial Structure
1. Heart-to-Heart Dialogue. Modern reading theory holds that reading is a mutual dialogue and exchange between subjects. Reading instruction is a process of dialogue among students, teachers, and texts.
2. Within and Beyond the Text. The "Within and Beyond the Text" section at the end of each work primarily introduces knowledge-related and artistic content related to the work, such as exotic landscapes, local customs, interesting anecdotes, and proverbs. It aims to highlight the humanistic and aesthetic qualities of the book, broaden readers' horizons, accumulate knowledge in a fun way, and improve abilities subtly.
3. Reading Enhancement. The unit settings of this book correspond to the textbooks but are not rigidly bound, forming their own independent system. However, each unit has a clear reading requirement. "Reading Enhancement" is the editor's guidance and elevation for each unit. It may focus on emotions and concepts, or on appreciation and enjoyment, or on ability development and learning methods. The style is warm and encouraging, patient and instructive, relaxed and interesting, lively and vivid. With such a "teacher" as a companion, readers are sure to achieve success in Chinese learning.