以國內外熱門之時事為教材；內容涵蓋多種媒體所報導之各類新聞，題材包括金融、經濟、政治、交通、農業、文化、娛樂、氣象、廣告等。課堂上密集的訓練，有效提昇學員的英語聽力及英文閱讀理解力，培養全球化國際觀。

Following topics will be covered in the semester:

- Election campaign: mayoral, magistrate, and presidential election
- Cross-strait talks: MOU, ECFA
- Environmental news: oil spill, ecological protection, illegal logging, climate change summit
- Nuclear weapons, nuclear disarmament, North Korean torpedo sank South Korean warship
- Business news: sub-prime mortgage, financial crisis, merger between companies, stock market update, financial analysis
- Drug trafficking, alien smuggling, border control
- Entertainment and sports news: Oscar Award, Golden Horse Award, Tiger Woods incident
- Natural disaster: earthquake, tsunami, avalanche, hurricane, snowstorm, landslide, United Nations Humanitarian Aid
- National defense and terrorism, U.S. sending troops to Iraq and Afghanistan
- Weather forecast, commercials, flu prevention and vaccination
（以上課題隨時事調整更新）