Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Recommended preparation: one to two years of college-level Chinese. Chinese language and culture for special purposes. Exploration of interdependent relation between Chinese language and culture. Introduction to basic concepts in sociocultural linguistics, discourse analysis, and technology to analyze Chinese language and cultural conventions expressed through verbal and non-verbal linguistic devices. Major coverage on language use as reflected in various types of media: film, television, Internet, advertisement, etc. May be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.