Media Chinese II

Catalog description

This advanced course builds on Media Chinese I and expands beyond traditional official media to a wider range of social‑media‑driven sources, including major Chinese platforms such as TikTok and Little Red Book, as well as online videos, films, advertisements, and other digital content, giving students a more comprehensive understanding of Chinese mass media and contemporary society. Through targeted vocabulary support, socio‑cultural background information, and structured activities and discussions, the course helps students communicate with greater accuracy, fluency, and confidence in digital and visual media contexts. Students will also learn to analyze multimodal media materials. By engaging with the diverse voices and cultural perspectives present across media practices, the course fosters cross‑cultural communication competence and encourages students to critically examine how different media forms construct meaning and representation. Designed for advanced and heritage learners, it further develops students’ Chinese media literacy, cross‑cultural communication skills, and critical cultural thinking.