Course Description:
The emphasis of this course will be laid on writing. The reading assignments discussed in the class, including essays, literary works, news commentaries, etc., serve both as the models for students’ themes as the inspiring materials to arouse learners’ interest in --- and, at the same time, sharpen their awareness of --- various problems happening everyday in the world.
本課程以英文閱讀為基礎，而以訓練學生能用正確流利的英文來表達自己的情感與思想為目的。英文閱讀的材料包括：富於哲思的文章、優秀的文學作品、分析報導具有深度的新聞評論等等。此外，所採用的閱讀文章復可做為我們學習英文寫作之範本。上課時間內將兼顧學生英文口語表達能力的培養，鼓勵師生之間、同學與同學之間意見、思想、感情之交流與激盪；以期在練習英文閱讀、寫作之同時，使我們都能擴展自我思考與知識的領域，鍛鍊我們分析、批判、獨立思考的能力，以及使我們的感性與美感能力變得細緻且優美。