对外汉语教学一般是指作为外语或第二语言的汉语教学。在本质上属于语言教学。而语言在本质上又属于一种交流的工具。语言教学的目的最终是要教会学习者怎样去使用这种语言,换句话说就是要使学习者获得运用所学语言的交际能力。而这必然要求学习者具有一定的文化背景知识。毕竟人 Teaching Chinese as a second language generally means teaching Chinese as a foreign language or a second language. In essence, language teaching. Language in essence belongs to a communication tool. The purpose of language teaching is ultimately to teach learners how to use the language, in other words to enable learners to use the language of communication ability. This inevitably requires learners to have some knowledge of cultural background. After all, people