本研究以問卷形式訪問了81 位幼稚園教師，發現寫字是香港幼稚園教學的重要一環，幼兒早於幼兒班便開始寫字。幼兒寫字量雖大，卻未能透過寫字教學改善執筆方法和提高學習興趣。由於幼稚園多依據校長、教師及家長的意見擬訂寫字教學目標，他們多著重訓練學生的寫字能力，卻忽略幼兒的身心發展。
This paper investigates how kindergartens teach Chinese handwriting in Hong Kong among 81 kindergarten teachers. The results indicate that Chinese handwriting is one of the emphases in kindergarten teaching. Kindergarten students start to drill handwriting as early as they are in K1. Though they write a lot of Chinese characters every day, they cannot improve their handwriting nor enjoy the process of writing. It is also found that the teaching of Chinese handwriting at kindergartens is greatly influenced by the attitudes of kindergarten principals, teachers and the parents. However, they concern too much about the development of writing abilities among children rather than their physical and mental development.
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學習語文必須由基礎開始，循序漸進，因此，幼稚園的語文學習絕不容輕視。本研究從幼稚園教育工作者的角度出發，探究（一）香港幼兒文學作品的特點；及（二）幼兒文學在幼稚園教學中發揮的作用、困難及解決方法。本研究共發出180 份問卷予幼稚園教育工作者，並深入訪問了14 位幼稚園教育工作者。研究發現幼稚園教育工作者認為幼兒文學作品最重文字淺白、圖畫顏色悅目及人物造型生動，現時香港的幼兒文學作品雖能符合被訪者的期望，但其對幼稚園教學的作用則受到家長的重視程度、學生的閱讀興趣、良好作品的數量、教師的觀念和學校經費所限制。
Without concrete language foundation, children will find it difficult to use language as tools for learning when they grow up. Mastering of language abilities should therefore start progressively from elementary education. Language learning in kindergarten should not be neglected. The present study, from kindergarten educators' perspective, focuses on (1) characteristics of children literature in Hong Kong; (2) their functions and application in kindergartens. 180 questionnaires were distributed among kindergarten educators and 14 kindergarten educators were interviewed in details. It is found that simple words, colourful pictures and attractive figures were 3 important characteristics of children literature. Children literature in Hong Kong can meet kindergarten educators' expectation but its educational functions and application are limited by parents' attitude, children's reading interest, teachers' concept, insufficient children literature of good qualities and insufficient budget of schools.
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作者評估現時香港幼稚園常用的兒童文學作品的內容、表達形式和技巧。作者首先請10位資深幼稚園工作者提供兒童文學作品的名稱，然後找出獲提名最多的100本，經問卷調查後，選出其中的20本，最後用「內容分析法」分析這些作品。作者發現這些作品都是香港出版的；它們在內容方面主要為生活故事和動物故事；在德性教育方面，多重個人素質而較忽略人際關係；在知識教育方面則較久缺；作品所用詞語每有深詞，句子則複句多於單句，而且不乏病句，不利於語文發展，幸而沒有甚麼錯別字。（鄭佩芳整理）