Takuo ISHIDA

The purpose of this paper is to show the actual situation of Chinese language education in the Toa Dobun Shoin college by analyzing the Chinese textbook: KAGO SUIHEN (華語萃編) vol. 1 that was used for the first grade of students of this college established in Shanghai, 1901.<br /> This college was mainly for Japanese student to grow the business man dealing with the trade between Japan and China. So, it was needed to educate the Chinese Language.<br /> At the beginning half of this College, Chinese textbooks were KAGO KIHO (華語跬歩)edited by Japanese Masabumi OBATA, and then PEKIN KANWA SEIONFU (北京官話声音譜) edited by Japanese Seiji TAKAHASHI and PEKIN KANWA KYOUKASHO (北京官話教科書) edited by Chinese Zhu Yincheng who were the teachers of this College.<br /> Through these process, new specialized textbook of Chinese KAGO SUIHEN vol. 1 was edited by Japanese and Chinese teachers in 1916 and used for the first grade student of this college.<br /> This textbook had more and more advanced to get the changing situation of social and language fields of China revising five times, and developed to contribute the more promote business education.<br /> As a result, after growing up to the University of this college in 1939, the education of Chinese academic field.