关于新中国识字教育与汉字研究的对话——苏培成教授访谈录

A Dialogue on Literacy Education and Chinese Character Research in New China——Learted Professor Su Peicheng Interview

新中国时期的识字教育在整个汉字识字教育研究中发挥了不可估量的作用,从六个方面对新中国识字教育和汉字研究进行探讨。第一,介绍了新中国汉字识字教育的巨大成就和在中国扫盲运动中具有影响力的识字方法;第二,探讨了汉语拼音在小学教育中的作用,以及在汉语国际影响力日益增强的背景下,汉语国际教育应如何处理汉字繁简的问题;第三,介绍了研究汉字结构的“六书说”理论、“三书说”理论与近期影响较大的“新六书”理论;第四,分析了台湾地区汉字识字教育的现状和特点;第五,简要介绍了日本、韩国的汉字演变情况;第六,阐述了对待汉语拼音化的态度:应充分认识到汉字具有的独特文化价值和汉字的不可替代性。

Literacy education in the period of New China has played an immeasurable role in the overall study of Chinese character literacy education.We discuss six aspects of literacy education and Chinese character studies in New China.First,we introduce the great achievements of Chinese character literacy education in New China and the influential literacy methods in Chinese literacy movement.Second,we discuss the role of Chinese phonetics in primary school education,and how to deal with the complexity of Chinese characters in international Chinese education,in the background of the increasing international influence of Chinese language.Third,we introduce the“Liushu(六书)”theory,the“Sanshu(三书)”theory and the recently influential“New-Liushu(新六书)”theory for studying the structure of Chinese characters.Fourth,we analyze the current situation and features of Chinese character literacy education in Taiwan Region.Fifth,we introduce the evolution of Chinese characters briefly in Japan and Korea.Sixth,we clarify the attitude to Chinese phoneticization:we should fully recognize the unique cultural value and irreplaceable nature of Chinese characters.