編者的話
近年來，華語學習者的年齡層向下延伸，各國中小學陸續增設了華語課程，針對兒童開發華語教材的呼聲也逐漸受到重視，其實華語學習要有成效，除了優良的師資、課程、教材及評量工具以外，還需要學習者樂於主動學習。不過，主動學習是需要家長或師長耐心培養的，例如：選擇適齡、富趣味性的圖書；更重要的是陪伴孩子閱讀，閱讀過程中可以透過看圖說故事等方法來談論書中的內容，藉此提升孩子主動學習的意願及孩子的語文能力。為了激發兒童學習華語的興趣與樂趣，我們特別為初學華語的兒童編寫這本華語情境圖畫詞典，讓孩子可以抱著一顆好奇的心去探索每一張情境圖，也讓家長及師長有一個媒介，培養孩子良好的學習態度。
本詞典一共收錄684詞，參考來源為「兒童華語文能力測驗」（Children’s Chinese Competency Certification (CCCC logo)）的詞彙表，這個詞彙表是針對母語非華語的兒童而設計的，所有詞彙皆為七至十二歲兒童日常生活中常用的詞彙。詞典的內容以一家人一年四季的生活為中心，在26張情境圖中可以看到主角的家、主角居住的城市和學校以及主角的休閒活動等等。除此之外，另有9個獨立單元，如：身體器官、數字、時間、動作、情緒等等，這些單元都是兒童發展必須具備的基本認知概念。本詞典的特色為圖片設計生動活潑，能吸引兒童注意；35個單元皆以兒童生活中可以接觸到的事物為取材，符合兒童語言、心理及認知的發展；最重要的是，以「邊學，邊用」的理念為出發點，讓學習者透過情境可以學習詞彙的意義，更能掌握詞彙的使用方法。
所有詞彙皆標示正體字、簡體字、注音符號、漢語拼音及英文解釋，請見圖一。每個單元標題的下方都標示了兩首CD曲目，第一首是詞彙的正確發音，第二首則是朗讀詞彙及例句，MP3曲目標示的位置，請見圖二。例句的文字請見附錄。
本詞典的例句簡短、簡單，且朗讀速度慢，符合初階學習者的程度及需求，學習者透過聆聽例句，還可以練習自我介紹和介紹他人、以及對事物簡單的描述，例如：我家住在哪裡、哥哥喜歡什麼、今天天氣如何、描述物體的形狀及顏色、介紹學校的運動會等等。詞典內容豐富、多元、有趣，不僅可以作為自我學習的工具書，也可以作為家長幫助孩子建立閱讀習慣的最佳選擇，更可以幫助學習者輕鬆地準備兒童華語文能力測驗，增進自身的華語文能力。
Editor's Preface
As the age of Chinese language learners has decreased in recent years and the number of Chinese language courses offered in schools has increased around the world, there arises a high demand for good Chinese learning materials for children. To ensure effective learning, a dynamic approach is needed to actively involve and motivate the young learners, in addition to good teachers, well-organized classes, appropriate materials, and accurate assessment. A proactive way of learning requires the parents/teachers to play the role of a facilitator, choosing fun-filled, age-appropriate readers and reading along with the young learners. The process of reading together can be enhanced by interactive show-and-tell with lively illustrations of the stories. Depictive illustrations serve to stimulate visual intake of the content and engage the children in active and spontaneous learning tasks that help improve their language skills. To arouse interest and joy in learning Chinese among children, we have composed this Chinese Picture Dictionary: Learn Chinese Through Realistic Scenarios, a book designed especially for young beginners to grasp Chinese words. We hope that this situation-depicting dictionary will incite curiosity in children as they explore each illustrated scene and it will provide parents and teachers a useful tool for nurturing a good attitude and appetite in beginning learners.
This dictionary consists of a total of 684 words based on the vocabulary list for Children’s Chinese Competence Certification Test. The test was designed by the Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency-Huayu, specifically for children whose native language is not Chinese. All of the words come from everyday language used by children between the ages of seven and twelve. The content of the dictionary depicts the year-round life of a family. In the 26 illustrated scenarios, readers can follow the family members as they are engaged in various activities around the city, in the school, and at their leisure time. In addition, there are nine independent learning units with salient topics such as body parts, numbers, time, actions, and feelings. These units consist of basic concepts pertaining to a child's cognitive development. A special feature of this dictionary is its lively illustrations designed to capture the eyes of children. All 35 learning units center around scenes from daily life that children can relate to, as they abide by the linguistic, psychological, and cognitive development of children. Most importantly, the fundamental theme of this picture dictionary is “applied learning”, enabling young learners to master lexical meaning and usage through situated scenarios.
All vocabulary items are presented in traditional and simplified Chinese characters, with Mandarin phonetic symbols, Hanyu Pinyin and English explanations. Each unit includes two MP3 tracks. The first track has the proper pronunciation of each word, and the second track provides a clearly enunciated example sentence. For an example sentence, please see the attached pamphlet.
The example sentences in this dictionary are short and simple, and each sentence is recited at an appropriate speed suitable for beginning learners. Learners can also listen to example sentences to practice easy tasks such as self-introduction, introducing others, describing things and people in simple terms. Some useful topics include “where my family lives,” “what my older brother likes,” “how the weather is today,” “describing shapes and colors,” and “introducing school events.” This illustrated dictionary is characterized by its rich, diverse, and fun-filled content designed particularly for self-directed learning as well as teacher/parent-facilitated reading activities. It can ultimately help learners to prepare for the CCCC exam in a more relaxed and joyful manner.
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