本文运用定性和定量分析相结合的方法，从发展趋势、研究对象、研究主题和研究方法四个方面对国外1985-2016年发表的外语课堂创造力研究的相关论文进行综述。结果表明：1）研究趋势总体呈动态上升趋势；2）研究主题不断拓展，正在由本体研究逐步拓展到其他领域；3）研究对象更加多元化，既有教师，又有学生；既有成年学习者，又有儿童；既有本族语者，又有二语学习者；4）研究方法呈现出以实证研究为主、论述思辨性研究为辅的趋势。

With the quantitative and qualitative research methods, this paper presents the analysis of overseas creativity research on foreign language classrooms from 1985-2016 from the perspectives of development trend, participants, themes and methodologies. The results indicate that: 1) the development trend presents a dynamic rise on the whole; 2) the research themes are developing from ontology research to other areas; 3) different groups of subjects are included, such as teachers, students, adults, children, native speakers and L2 learners; 4) empirical studies far outweigh theoretical research regarding methodologies.