The document summarizes the six-year collaboration between New York University and East China Normal University in preparing Chinese language teachers through their joint teacher preparation program from 2007 to 2013. It outlines the beginning of communication in 2006, agreement signed in 2007, and highlights the five cohorts of students who graduated between 2008-2013 with a total of 40 graduates. The graduates now teach Chinese in various public, independent and charter schools across New York City, other states, and cities in China.

1. The Road
We Have Travelled by:
Six Years of Collaboration
Between
NYU and ECNU
in Preparing Chinese
Language Teachers-

2. NYU-ECNU Joint Chinese Language
Teacher Preparation Program
 Communication started with Hanban
and ECNU in early 2006
 Proposal submitted to ECNU and
Hanban in fall 2006

3. Negotiation started in Fall,2006

4. Agreement signed in Spring 2007

5. Hanban
Freeman
Foundation
ECNU NYU

6. B.A. in
TCFL Content Core
At ECNU 专业课
(12)
Content MA in General
Pedagogical TCFL Pedagogical
Core (10) Core (10)
(35 pts) 教育基础
外语教育
Field
Experiences
教学实践
(3)

7. The Pioneers (Fall 2007)

8. They graduated in August 2008

9. We welcomed the second cohort in
September 2008

10. A year later in 2009

12. The third cohort arrived in Fall 2009

13. A year later in 2010 they were dancing
outside of Radio City Music Hall

14. In Fall 2010 the fourth group came

15. A year later in 2011

17. A month later in 2011, the 5th group

18. They showed off V sign on
Avenue of America in 2012

19. The current 2012-13 cohort

20. Guess where will they be a year later in
2013 ? The Radio City Musical Hall!

21. 2007-2008 (4)
-Total graduates
(2007-2013): 40
2008-2009 (9) - China 4
- U.S. 29
- College 5
2009-2010 (8) NYU-ECNU -K-5 9
Joint TCFL -6–8 7
Program - 9 -12 8
2010-2011 (6) - NYC 16
(2007-2013)
- Other 8
- Public schools 19
2011-2012 (5)
- Ind. Schools 6
- Charter schools 6
2012-2013 (7)

22. The road we have travelled by…
First Shanghai, then New York,
then…
 New York City, Long Island,
Westchester, Rockland, Albany
 Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Texas,
Washington, D.C.
 Beijing, Dalian, Shanghai

23. Let’s celebrate! Cheers!