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A Study of Children's Reading Services in China - Taking Foreign Children's Literature as an Example

Received: 24 February 2023     Accepted: 13 March 2023     Published: 28 March 2023
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Based on the theory of audience analysis, this article takes consumers of Foreign Children's Literature as the research subject, aiming at exploring the factors influencing Chinese audiences' reading preferences. The methodology used in this paper is data collection and questionnaire. Shortcomings in the categorization of reading materials have apparently been revealed despite continued national reading campaigns. China has not yet developed a thorough method for grading readers. At present, new media is gaining popularity among children's organizations and reaching youngsters at an accelerated rate. However, several of the more popular reading software in China have the problems of arbitrary age division and ambiguous classification of Foreign Children's Literature. All of these provide children's books yet restrict kids from using these. This has a detrimental effect on fostering children's independent reading ability and good reading habits. In addition to the popularity of the work itself, the novelty and interest of the content, the values presented, and the logical design of the book's graphic structure, trust on the public hourse, marketing tactics, best-selling booklists on e-reading platforms, and recommendations from people such as authorities or professors all have a distinct edge in influencing consumers' choices. Building a diverse assessment standard that satisfies Chinese children's reading demands, standardizing the categorization of children's books, and guiding the growth of the book market through responsible media consumption are crucial steps in improving the children's reading service system.

Published in International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 8, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijecs.20230802.11
Page(s) 39-44
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Keywords

Reading Services, Foreign Children's Literature, Evaluation Criteria, Reading Classification

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  • Foreign Language Institute, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

  • Foreign Language Institute, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

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