「劇本導讀」課程分「中國及台灣戲劇」與「西方戲劇」兩部分。
「中國及台灣戲劇」上課內容包含：１「戲劇概論」２「劇本選讀」兩大重點。首先介紹中國及台灣戲劇的簡單歷史、主要特質和欣賞要點；希望同學在具備一定的瞭解基礎下，對劇本及戲劇藝術進行閱讀和欣賞。
「戲劇概論」內容包含１.中國及台灣戲劇的簡單歷史、2.傳統戲曲的九大特質、3.傳統戲曲欣賞要點(傳統戲曲美學)。「劇本選讀」則分傳統和現代兩單元，依劇種選讀具代表性的傳統戲曲和現代戲劇作品。

「西方戲劇」部份: Students will learn to read a dramatic text with an awareness of how meaning is created in performance: through the organization of space and through set/costume design, through the vocal and visual contribution of the actor, through the audience's acceptance of specific historically conditioned theatrical conventions.