世界汉语教育史的研究对象与研究方法

On the subject and methodology in the history of worldwide Chinese language education

本文对世界汉语教育史的研究对象和方法展开初步讨论，作者认为世界汉语教育史的研究对象是：汉语作为外语研究的历史，或者说汉语作为外语学习的历史。由于世界汉语教育史的研究对象具有跨学科的性质，从而对其研究的方法也具有多样性，可以运用多种学科的研究方法对其展开研究。对世界汉语教育史的研究提示我们应重视学科史的建设，这一研究必将从历史的角度进一步推进汉语国际教育的理论体系的建立。

The paper discusses the subject and methodology in the history of worldwide Chinese language education. The author holds the opinion that the subject is about the history of studies or learning of Chinese as a foreign language. Since the research is multidisciplinary in nature, there should be various approaches in the research, i.e. all the approaches to study related disciplines can be involved. The research of the history of Chinese language education in the world suggests that we must attach importance to the development of this history as a discipline which is bound to push forward the establishment of the theoretical system of Chinese language education in the world.