n this session, participants will discuss the importance of partnerships and articulation among various Chinese teaching institutions, using as a model a successful partnership between a Confucius Institute and a community-based heritage language school. This collaboration benefits both institutions in promoting Chinese language and culture locally, offering professional development to teachers, and increasing students’ motivation to learn Chinese. Then participants will focus on partnerships between K–12 public schools and community-based heritage language schools, which can create a short-term solution to teacher shortage issues in the former by recruiting teachers from the latter. They can also provide a long-term opportunity for K–12 public schools to experience Chinese culture via the heritage schools’ cultural activities.

1. DYNAMIC PARTNERSHIPS AMONG CHINESE TEACHING INSTITUTIONS Dr. Na Liu Center for Applied Linguistics Dr. Tommy Lu Chinese School of Delaware April 15th, 2011

2. BACKGROUND 2000 Communities Public Support Peyton et al (2001) Fishman (1991)

3. PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES AND CHINESE HERITAGE LANGUAGE SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY Dr. Na Liu Center for Applied Linguistics April 15th, 2011

5. RESEARCH QUESTIONS Chinese heritage schools Chinese school stakeholders The Confucius Institute CI stakeholders

16. CONCLUSION

17. IMPLICATIONS Chinese schools Chinese government and organizations The U.S. government and organizations Public schools Univ. programs STARTALK Chinese Language Flagship

19. A PRACTICAL APPROACH AND CHALLENGES Dr. Tommy Lu Chinese School of Delaware April 15th, 2011