1999年 1 2月 ,国家对外汉语教学领导小组召开了第二次全国对外汉语教学工作会议。会议强调指出 :“对外汉语教学是国家和民族的事业 ,是国家改革开放大局中的一个组成部分”,发展对外汉语教学事业 ,“具有重要的战略意义”。近几年来 ,清华大学对外汉语教学在规模和质量上都取得了较大进步 ,也积累了一些有益的经验。本期特辟专栏 ,介绍有关成果 ,以与各界交流 In January 1999, the State Leading Group for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language held the second national conference on teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The meeting emphasized: “Teaching Chinese as a foreign language is a national and ethnic undertaking and an integral part of the overall national reform and opening up.” To develop the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language, “has an important strategic significance.” In recent years, Tsinghua University has made great strides in teaching Chinese as a foreign language both in terms of scale and quality, and accumulated some useful experiences. Special issue of this issue column, introducing the results to communicate with all walks of life