本課程之開授，首先旨在引導學生欣賞小說名著，認識中國古典短篇小說的形式演變、時代特徵、主題源流、敘事藝術，培養學生擁有獨立詮釋作品的審美能力，由此熟悉中國古典短篇小說的特點與中國傳統文化、思想的內容。其次，引導學生了解故事的基本原則和講述方法，即期望透過跨界的各類型文本的深入討論，培訓學生熟捻故事的表達方式與特點，由此養成說故事的編撰能力，進而將故事靈活運用在各種媒介和平台，即講述動人的故事，發揮驚人的創意和想像。

The first purpose of this course is to guide students to appreciate novel masterpieces, understand the formal evolution, contemporary characteristics, theme origins, and event art of Chinese classical short stories, and cultivate students' aesthetic ability to independently interpret works, so as to become familiar with the characteristics of Chinese classical short stories and the content of Chinese traditional culture and thoughts. Secondly, it guides students to understand the basic principles and lecture methods of the story, that is, it is expected to cultivate students' expression methods and characteristics through in-depth discussions of various types of texts across the border, thereby developing the ability to write stories, and then using the story spirit in various media and platforms, that is, telling moving stories and creating amazing creativity and imagination.

徐志平，《中國古典短篇小說選注》，台北：洪業文化，1995年。
陳萬益等編，《歷代短篇小說選》，台北：大安出版社，1988年。

Xu Zhiping, "Choose Chinese Classical Short Stories", Taipei: Hongwen Culture, 1995.
Edited by Chen Wanyi and others, "Selected Short Stories in the Life of the Age", Taipei: Da'an Publishing House, 1988.