Confusion of Secretary Science Teaching Materials in China High Schools on the Background of Social Problems

Abstract

Secretary(mishu) phenomenon is an increasingly important issue in contemporary China, especially in the context of anti-corruption movements of China government. Secretary science is an extremely popular course in many high schools in China, with the great need of secretaries in almost every institution, company, government, organization and school etc. Secretary science teaching has been studies by many researchers mainly in the perspective of the teaching methods previously, however, rarely research of secretary science teaching has been done in the perspective of teaching materials. Teaching materials are the leading factor of teaching content of secretary science, so it is significantly important to study the teaching materials for the benefit of secretary science teaching. There has been much confusion and disagreement on the current teaching materials. This paper discusses the cause of the confusion and disagreement and compare a welcomed teaching material Adviser and Assistant: the Art of Serving the Leader and the commonly used teaching materials. It argues that the confusion and disagreement about the teaching materials is caused by the factors that outside the classroom. The prevailing hidden rules and corruption in some spheres give birth to the feverish interests in Adviser and Assistant: the Art of Serving the Leader, although the book does not instigate readers to apply the hidden rules and comply with the corruption, on the contrary, it teaches the students how to keep righteous and cope with the hidden rules and corruption.