中日小学生主题作文跨文化比较研究

Cross-cultural Comparative Study on Essays Written by Chinese and Japanese Elementary School Students on Given Topics

从现行中日小学语文教科书中各选择一作文主题,对中日小学高年级学生进行作文价值取向调查研究。结果表明,中日小学生作文价值取向具有明显的文化差异性。中国小学生的作文内容带有明显的虚拟性,表现出了与现实生活的"断裂",而日本小学生的作文内容与生活密切相关;中国小学生作文的主题多半与道德相关,而日本小学生的作文则更多的描写自我内心情感体验。中日小学生作文价值取向上表现出的差异,正是中日小学生未来不同精神世界形成的开始。

A survey was conducted on the value orientation of elementary school students in senior grades. The students were asked to write an essay on a given a writing topic chosen from their textbooks. The results showed that there existed great cultural differences no their value orientation. The essays conducted by Chinese students had apparent virtual nature, demonstrating their loss of touch with reality; and their themes are mostly associated with morality. The essays written by Japanese students are, on the other hand, closely related to daily life, most of which are emotional experiences of their inner life. The differences of value orientations showed from the essays of both Chinese and Japanese elementary students are the beginning of the establishment of their spiritual world.