对外汉语教学目的新论

A new understanding on the purpose of teaching Chinese as a second language

对外汉语教学的目的是文化传输.对外汉语教学的性质、特点、学习者对目的语的文化需求决定和体现了其目的;对外汉语教学的过程就是一个文化传输过程,其教学过程是由低级、中级、高级逐渐展开的,与其相应地文化传输过程也呈现出由表象、行为、理念三个层次.

The purpose of teaching Chinese as a second language is culture transmission. This is determind by the nature and characteristics of the teachers as well as learners’ demands to understand the culture contained in the target language. The process of teaching Chinese as a second language is actually the process of culture transmission. While the teaching is conducted generally from elementary level to the intermediate and finally the advanced level, the culture contained in the target language is transmitted to the learners from its appearance to behavior and finally to ideas.