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Advanced Modern Chinese: Learning Through Contemporary Film Aims To Develop Chinese Advanced Level Students' Language Skills Through Movies, Broaden Their Knowledge About China, As Well As Develop Their Appreciation Of The Artistic Characteristics Of Film. This Textbook Is Based On The Principles Of Content-based Instruction And Actfl Foreign Language Proficiency Guidelines For The Advanced Level. The Authors Carefully Selected Ten Movies, Of Which Eight Are Released After 2015, By Filmmakers From Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, And The United States. Rich Themes Are Covered In This Book And Placed In Ascending Order From Easy To Difficult. The Authors Provide An Informative Movie Critique In Each Lesson, Followed By Exercises On New Words And Grammar, Pre-class Preparation Questions, In-depth Classroom Discussion Points, And After-class Exercises On Reading And Writing. The Authors Also Provide Commentary On Film Cinematography Covering Topics Like Film Type, Lens Type, Sound, Editing And Light In Order To Allow Students To Explore And Analyse The Artistic Characteristics Of Film More Systematically. This Textbook Is Specially Designed For Chinese Advanced Level Students To Learn Chinese Through Movies-- Provided By Publisher.