培養中文系學生基本的閱讀、思考與表達之能力。
閱讀並詮釋傳統文學中的重要篇章，引導學生認識文學；並啟發學生觀察與思考之脈絡與方向。
訓練學生發言討論，提升其表達能力。

Cultivate the basic reading, thinking and expression skills of Chinese students.
Read and examine important chapters in traditional literature to guide students to understand literature; and create the connection and direction of students' observation and thinking.
Training students speak and discuss and improve their expression skills.

A班:該課程雖為大一共同必修課程，但對象是中文系的學生，故有其專業的考量。因此，授課內容，會配合中國文學發展的流變，使學生對中國文學的發展，從詩經、楚辭至晚清小說的概況，有基本的認識，另外，加強對文本的分析與解讀，能更細緻、深入文本的內涵，使學生具有專業的文學能力。
B班: 引導學生善用自我意識檢視:1.中國文學發展軸線2.文學教育的養成基礎3.將1.、2.架構成座標軸的思考模式辯正:文學創作環境的今昔變遷，是古鑑今？今光照古？
C班:本課程為中文系大一必修課程，亦為本系入門之重要基礎。學生甫入大學，學習方式亟待改變：必須由記誦式轉為思考式。本課程透過選文之講析，引導學生瞭解作品背後豐富之情感與深刻之思想，藉以幫助學生觀察現象、發現問題、深入思考，尋求通透之解答。對於學生從事中國文學之研究，具有一定之啟發性。
D班:本課程為一年級必修課程，內容以研讀中國現代文學作品為主，範圍涵蓋新詩、散文、小說、電影等，藉以培養學生現代文學欣賞與書寫能力，建立修習本系古典文學或相關現代文學課程之基礎素養。

Class A: Although this course is a common compulsory course for the first year of the first year, it is intended to be students in the Chinese department, so it has professional considerations. Therefore, the teaching content will cooperate with the changes in the development of Chinese literature, so that students will have basic understanding of the development of Chinese literature, from the generalization of novels from the simplicity, Chu Yuan to the late Qing Dynasty. In addition, strengthening the analysis and interpretation of text can make it more detailed and in-depth in the connotation of the text, so that students have professional literature abilities.
Class B: Guide students to make good use of their own consciousness and view: 1. China's Literature Development Rail Line 2. The foundation of the cultivation of literature education 3. Correction of thinking modes that structure 1., 2. Correction of coordinated axes: Is the past and present of the literary creation environment a thing of the past and present? Today's light shines on the ancient times?
Class C: This course is a compulsory course for the first year of Chinese Department and is also an important foundation for entering this department. As soon as students enter university, their learning methods need to be changed: they must be transformed from a memorization to a thinking style. Through the analysis of the selected articles, this course guides students to understand the rich emotions and profound thoughts behind the work, so as to help students observe phenomena, discover problems, think deeply, and seek clear answers. It has certain innovation in the research of students in Chinese literature.
Class D: This course is a one-year compulsory course. The content is mainly based on the study of Chinese modern literature works, covering new poems, essays, novels, movies, etc., so as to cultivate students' modern literature appreciation and writing skills, and establish the basics of the classical literature or related modern literature courses in this department.

東海大學中文系編注《國文教材選輯》

Chinese Department of Donghai University annotated "Chinese Textbook Selection"