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The subjects of the study is based on Nan-Yi, Kang-Shuan and Han-Lin version of 12 Mandarin Chinese Textbooks narrative writing in the third and fourth grades of 2015 academic year. The purpose of the study is discussing that all kinds of narration’s proportion and allocation, and their narrative content and writing method. The result of the analysis as below: 1. Narration’s proportion and allocation: The most narration’s proportion of the Mandarin Chinese Textbooks for the third and fourth grades begin with the most Nan-Yi narrative proportion, followed by Kang-Hsuan, and Han-Lin version would be last one. No matter what version it is, the Mandarin Chinese Textbooks for the third and fourth grades are accounted for over 50% of the proportion of Mandarin textbook. In all grades of elementary Mandarin textbooks, from second grade to sixth grade, it begins with the largest proportion of narrative style except first grade. Overall in six grades, the narrative proportion of the total three versions is begin with first place. Three versions proportion of narrative writing ranking is begin with Nan-Yi , followed by Kang-Hsuan, and Han-Lin version would be the last one, but all of them are more than 50% 2. Four types of narrative proportion and allocation: With three versions of totally 12 textbooks proportion that narrative type begin with the most 50%, followed by the type of scenery with 25%, the type of property describing with third place and 13%, and the type of people description would be the last one with 12%. And then looking at the total four versions, all versions begin with the most types of narrative proportion, followed by scenery type. The ranking among people describing and property description depend on different type versions. Finally, the various versions of the third and fourth grades with totally two textbooks which begin with most proportion is narrative type, and the type other positions are different with all kinds of versions. 3. the various types of narrative writing and writing methods: Three versions of people describing type which begin with the most proportion is “Member of society”, and writing method is based on "several things to describe someone" ;"literary works" is the most which between Nan-Yi, Kang-Hsuan and Han-Lin version in narrative type. The most of writing method in three versions is based on “depiction”. Scenery type with Nan-Yi and Kang-Hsuan is based on "give consideration to the natural and social environment. Han-Lin version is based on "natural environment". The writing method of three versions is begin with " Stepping and Transfiguring " in first place, followed by "classifying and shape describing"; in property describing type, Nan-Yi is based on "animal" , Kang-Hsuan is based on "plant and Static Object" , and Han-Lin version begin with" Static Object", there are differences between the writing methods in three versions.
Finally, according to the result of research, this study will be directed at textbook editing and writing teaching which could provide arecommendations.
Keyword: Mandarin Textbooks, Narration, Narration Type,Writing method
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