美国中小学中文教学的现状、问题及发展趋势*

Current situation、Problem and Developmental Tendency of Chinese Teaching in American Schools

近年来，美国社会对中文的重视逐渐加强，越来越多的中小学开设中文课程。本文从教学形式、教材使用、师资队伍、学生情况等方面，分析了美国中小学中文教学的现状。在此基础上指出存在的问题：缺乏优质的中文教材、缺少优秀的师资力量、学生流失情况严重。并展望美国中小学中文教学今后的发展趋势。

For the past few years, the United States has paid more attention to the Chinese teaching. Chinese courses have been offered in more and more elementary and secondary schools. This paper tries to analyze the current situation of Chinese teaching in US schools from teaching form、the use of the textbook、 qualified teachers and students and so on. It then points out the problem of current teaching: lacking high quality textbooks, lacking good Chinese teachers and serious dropouts. It finally prospects the development tendency of Chinese teaching in the future.