世界華語文教育學會前身為僑委會1972年籌組的世界華文教育協進會,1997年正式更名為世界華語文教育學會,協助政府推動海外華文教育工作。世華會曾開啟多項創舉,例如最早開辦華語文師資研習班、最早出版華語文雜誌《華文世界》與學術期刊《華語文教學研究》,以及最早舉辦華語文教學研討會等等。除了學術專刊,世華會亦出版一系列對外華語文教學研究叢書教材,是華語教育界貢獻最大的開路先鋒之一。 世華會網站主要不僅提供學會訊息,亦介紹語言中心課程及師資培訓班,兼具學術及教育價值。學會訊息方面,網站定時更新期刊徵稿、研討會資訊及專題講座,亦收錄會議實錄及論文集目錄。課程資訊方面,則提供世華會及華語文教育發展基金會共同成立的語文教育中心(CEC)開設之華語文課程相關消息,同時亦設立華語師資培訓班線上專區,不論對華語學習者或華語教師來說都相當實用,利於推廣華語文教育。
The World Society for Chinese Language Education was founded in 1972 and now assists the government to promote overseas Chinese education. The organization was a pioneer in the field of Chinese language education. Between the magazine "Chinese World", and the academic journal "Chinese Language Teaching and Research" its contribution to the field is enormous. The site is regularly updated with Call for Papers, academic and educational news, seminars, and a variety of other resources including teaching training. The amount of information available is certainly worth checking out.