The Analysis and Evaluation of Chinese Textbooks of Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University (Chinese Program)

Abstract

     The purposes of this study were 1) to analyze the content of the Chinese textbooks used by UBRU lecturers of Chinese in 2017, 2) to compare the amount of the same vocabularies between these Chinese textbooks and those in HSK 3 to HSK 5, which were parts of international standardized exams that test and rate Chinese language proficiency for non-native Chinese speakers and 3) to evaluate the suitability of Chinese text books selected by UBRU Chinese Program that should be equivalent to the standard of HSK 3 to HSK 6 in terms of the amount of vocabulary. The samples were six Chinese textbooks used in six Chinese subjects: 1) 当代汉语 (一), 2) 当代汉语 (二), 3) 发展汉语(一), 4) 发展汉语(二), 5) 当代汉语 (三) and 6) 成功之路进步 (一). These Chinese textbooks were selected for teaching year one to year three students majoring in Chinese in 2017. The analysis checklist and percentage average were used for data analysis.
     The results of this study revealed that the content of each Chinese textbook was suitable for students’ learning ability and also complied with each course description of the Chinese subjects. In addition, the proportion of the same vocabulary compared with that in HSK 3 to HSK 6 showed statically significant similarities.