Digital Chinese: 数字化语境中学中文

Digital Chinese integrates situational and communicative methods to provide practical language skills and a deep understanding of the digital world.

Digital Chinese is a pioneering textbook designed to meet the dual needs of Chinese language proficiency and digital literacy. Each of the ten chapters focuses on a specific theme, from social media and online shopping to AI chatbots, reflecting the most engaging aspects of contemporary Chinese digital life. Each lesson features a narrative and a dialogue that simulate real-life interactions, accompanied by vocabulary lists covering specialized digital terms and everyday words. The textbook also includes audio recordings (www.routledge.com/9781032863818) to aid pronunciation and listening comprehension. Grammatical points are clearly explained with examples, and exercises in reading, speaking, writing, and translation reinforce language acquisition.

Tailored for Chinese learners at the intermediate-high level and above, this textbook equips students with the tools to navigate and engage with China’s vibrant online ecosystem. By combining traditional Chinese language education with insights into China’s dynamic digital landscape, Digital Chinese is an essential resource for students and educators seeking to understand the intersection of language, technology, and society in contemporary China.

Feng Lan is an Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the Florida State University. His research interests include digital Chinese humanities, modern Chinese literature, Chinese cinema, and Chinese-English translation studies. He has published extensively in both Chinese and English in these fields.

Tong Chen is a Lecturer of Chinese at MIT. He has also served as the lead teacher at Middlebury College’s Summer Chinese School. As an author and editor of multiple Chinese textbooks, his fields of interest include multimedia in Chinese language education, second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, and curriculum design.