Lingfen Zhang has obtained her PhD in education from The University of Melbourne in Australia, and her MA in Chinese linguistics from the School of Chinese as a Second Language at Peking University in China. She has gained teaching experience at several Chinese and Australian institutions including Peking University, The University of Melbourne, and The University of Queensland. She has a strong research interest in intercultural communication and culture teaching in Chinese as foreign language education.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Moving beyond traditions and traditional teaching of TCFL Theoretical understanding of culture, language and culture, intercultural communicative competence Teaching Chinese culture Contemporary TV drama as authentic materials Integrating an intercultural focus Combing culture and language Refreshing TCFL pedagogy Index

Lingfen Zhang has obtained her PhD in education from The University of Melbourne in Australia, and her MA in Chinese linguistics from the School of Chinese as a Second Language at Peking University in China. She has gained teaching experience at several Chinese and Australian institutions including Peking University, The University of Melbourne, and The University of Queensland. She has a strong research interest in intercultural communication and culture teaching in Chinese as foreign language education.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Moving beyond traditions and traditional teaching of TCFL Theoretical understanding of culture, language and culture, intercultural communicative competence Teaching Chinese culture Contemporary TV drama as authentic materials Integrating an intercultural focus Combing culture and language Refreshing TCFL pedagogy Index

Lingfen Zhang has obtained her PhD in education from The University of Melbourne in Australia, and her MA in Chinese linguistics from the School of Chinese as a Second Language at Peking University in China. She has gained teaching experience at several Chinese and Australian institutions including Peking University, The University of Melbourne, and The University of Queensland. She has a strong research interest in intercultural communication and culture teaching in Chinese as foreign language education.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Moving beyond traditions and traditional teaching of TCFL Theoretical understanding of culture, language and culture, intercultural communicative competence Teaching Chinese culture Contemporary TV drama as authentic materials Integrating an intercultural focus Combing culture and language Refreshing TCFL pedagogy Index