The objectives are to help students improve their proficiency in effectively conversing in educated General American English with respect to grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, prosody, diction, and level of formality, through discussing serious topics and doing activities.

The objectives are to help students improve their proficiency in effectively conversing in educated General American English with respect to grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, prosody, diction, and level of formality, through discussing serious topics and doing activities.

(1) General, Everyday, Non-Academic English
Side By Side (2001, Edition 3)
– S. J. Molinsky & B. Bliss, Longman/Pearson [東華書局]
(2) English Listening Comprehension & Pronunciation
English Pronunciation Made Simple (2005)
– P. Dale & L. Poms; [敦煌/Caves]
Sound Advice: A Basis For Listening (2000)
– S. A. Hagen; Longman/Pearson [東華書局]
(3) English Grammar
Grammar In Use: Intermediate (2009 Edition 3, 2011 Taiwan 中文版]
– R. Murphy with W. R. Smalzer, Cambridge University Press [東華書局]
(4) English Vocabulary Words
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (2005 Edition 7, 2008 Taiwan 中文版)
– A. S. Hornby (Ed.), Oxford University Press [敦煌/Caves]

(1) General, Everyday, Non-Academic English
Side By Side (2001, Edition 3)
– S. J. Molinsky & B. Bliss, Longman/Pearson [Tonghua Book Bureau]
(2) English Listening Comprehension & Pronunciation
English Pronunciation Made Simple (2005)
– P. Dale & L. Poms; [Dunhuang/Caves]
Sound Advice: A Basis For Listening (2000)
– S. A. Hagen; Longman/Pearson [Tonghua Book Bureau]
(3) English Grammar
Grammar In Use: Intermediate (2009 Edition 3, 2011 Taiwan Chinese version]
– R. Murphy with W. R. Smalzer, Cambridge University Press [Tonghua Book Bureau]
(4) English Vocabulary Words
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (2005 Edition 7, 2008 Taiwan Chinese version)
– A. S. Hornby (Ed.), Oxford University Press [Dunhuang/Caves]