海外华文教育,既是海外华侨华人的民族语言文化教育,又是所在国教育系统的一个组成部分。作为一种特殊教育形式,具有自身的特点。文章从教学目标、教学对象、教育环境、教学方法、教学评估等方面将海外华文教育与国内语文教育进行比较分析,从而明晰海外华文教育的特点,促进对海外华文教育本质的认识。 Overseas Chinese education is not only a national language and culture education for overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese, but also an integral part of the education system in the host country. As a special form of education, it has its own characteristics. The essay comparatively analyzes the overseas Chinese education and the domestic Chinese education from the aspects of teaching goal, teaching object, education environment, teaching method, teaching evaluation and so on, so as to clarify the characteristics of overseas Chinese education and promote the understanding of the nature of overseas Chinese education.