2009年11月20-22日在美国加州圣地亚哥召开的全美外语教师年会盛况空前。近6000名参会的美国外语教师所收到的深蓝色文件袋上统一印有的“ACTFL”和“国家汉办/孔子学院总部”的中英文字样,成为美国著名旅游城市圣地亚哥的会展中心以及宾馆机场等地的独特风景。与会中文教师的参会人数和分会场数量空前绝后,也给教授其他语种的外语教师留下了深刻的印象。虽然美国金融危机带来的冲击还远远没有过去,但全美中文教学的发展和教师队伍的壮大可以说是 The annual meeting of the National Foreign Language Teachers Association held in San Diego, California, USA from November 20 to November 22, 2009 was unprecedented in scale. Nearly 6,000 participating foreign language teachers in the United States received the dark blue paper bag printed on the unified “ACTFL” and “Hanban / Confucius Institute Headquarters,” the Chinese and English words, become well-known US tourist city of Santiago The Convention Center and the hotel airport and other places unique scenery. The attendance of Chinese teachers and the number of participating venues in the meeting were unprecedented, but also left a deep impression on foreign language teachers who taught other languages. Although the impact brought by the financial crisis in the United States is far from over, the development of Chinese teaching in the United States and the growth of the teaching staff can be described as