本文通過對比分析漢語語音的特點，以及前人對漢語聲調和語調教學的研究結果，探討對外漢語聲調教學，特別是對英漢語之聲調教學之教學法。結果表明漢語內部的聲調和語調的干擾以及學生母語的干擾是造成他們學習漢語聲調困惑的兩個主要原因。根據這種情況，筆者提出聲調和語調互動的教學法，並且通過教學實踐演示、說明在教學中只有強調片語的聲調和語調的互動，學生才能真正掌握、學好漢語的聲調。

This study investigates the current popular methodologies used for teaching Chinese tones to non-native speakers, particularly English native speakers. Contrastive analysis is used to show that the difficulty in acquiring Chinese tones arises from two types of interference: interference between tones and intonations, and interference between Chinese intonations and those of the students' native language. Evidence from this study suggests that the best way to help students learn tones is to teach phrasal / sentential tones and intonation, rather than individual tones.