析論香港中學文言文的教學難點及其策略

Abstract

Teaching of Classical Chinese Characters (Wenyan) is a crucial part of Chinese Language education in Hong Kong Secondary School. Be it the former Hong Kong Certificate Education Examination or the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education, the reading comprehension of Classical Chinese passages remains a major section of the Chinese Language Examination, carrying a high assessment weightage. Thus, it is important to improve students’ reading performance by equipping them with effective reading strategies and skills to grasp the meaning of Classical Chinese Characters and phrases. For this purpose, based on the situation of Hong Kong secondary education and the author’s teaching experience, this paper attempts to discuss teaching and learning strategies for Classical Chinese reading in a practical way. It will start by reviewing the development of Hong Kong Classical Chinese education, then trying to find out the teaching and learning difficulties faced by teachers and students. Based on the linguistic features of classical Chinese, discussions about teaching strategies will be followed by the review. Suggestions on effective teaching strategies to enhance students’ reading literacy and interest will be made in this paper.