Lens on China: Learning Chinese via Films

This course aims to make students more competent in expressing their opinions orally and in academic written language on sophisticated topics such as current events, pop culture, social issues, politics, history, etc. Students learn selected topics through contemporary films and documentaries. They also read and discuss a wide range of authentic texts, including newspaper articles, scripts, social media posts, etc. Handwriting Chinese characters is NOT required. This course is not intended for native speakers of Chinese.