Journal of Taiwan Nonnal University Humanities & Social Sciences
2∞5 ，50(1 ),69.88
The Impact of a Calligraphy Appreciation Course
on Primary School Students' Attitude toward the
Study of Calligraphy
Shew-Hua Lee
Department of Chin巳seLanguage and Literature Education, NHLUE
Abstract
This study aimed at understanding prim訂Yschool students' attitude change after taking a newly-designed ca1ligraphy appreciation course. The researchers designed a set of calligraphy appreciation teaching materials suitable for primary school students in grad臼 5
and 6, and engaged in an experimental teaching project in order to evaluate the attitude change regarding ca1ligraphy undergone by these students. The study had a quasi-experimental design. Specially selected subjects were divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. Methods used inc1uded a literature review and face-to-face interviews. The designing of the calligraphy-appreciation teaching materia1s employed computer graphics, and also made use of the contents of people's daily activities,
for example the spring couplets, so that the materials rnight be more interesting to students. The study found that the experimenta1 group students did undergo significant and positive attitudes changes with regard to Chinese calligraphy learning. Though attitudes changes were insignificant in the control group, most of the students in this study actua11y showed an interest in, and fondness for, Chinese calligraphy learning.
Keywords: Calligraphy, Chinese calligraphy appreciation, Chinese calligraphy learning attitudes
