Proceeding from carding basic concepts of Chinese language teaching to overseas Chinese students, the author demon strates that it belongs to teaching Chinese as a second language, it should be in the category of teaching Chinese to foreigners.

• 本文从梳理华文教学的几个基本概念入手 ,然后论证华文教学的学科性质是属于特殊的 (汉语 )第二语言教学 ,应定位于对外汉语教学这一大学科范畴内 ,它是对外汉语教学学科体系中的一个相对独立的学科分支。