《西遊記》為明代中晚期家喻戶曉通俗小說，成書近五百年來，人們始終不斷受其影響，在每個人的成長歷程中，留下程度不一的影響。
本課程講授主要包含三個部分，首先是建立小說背景知識的「《西遊記》概論」；其次，透過「單元故事」的閱讀賞析，感受小說潛藏於字裡行間的人生智慧；最後，為能對小說特定角色有較多認識，故安排「小說人物分析」作為進階學習。
在課堂講授外，本課程期許提供較多參與空間，包括鼓勵口語表達，並透過「創意續作」激盪同學自由想像之創作能力。此外，本課程將著力介紹《西遊記》的各種表現形式，使同學深刻感受這部文學經典，如何在不同的時空背景下，依然保有其源源不絕的影響力。

"Journey to the West" is a well-known popular novel in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. For nearly five hundred years since its publication, people have been constantly influenced by it, leaving varying degrees of influence on everyone's growth process.
This course mainly consists of three parts. The first is "Introduction to "Journey to the West"" which establishes the background knowledge of the novel. Secondly, through the reading and appreciation of "unit stories", one can feel the wisdom of life hidden between the lines of the novel. Finally, in order to gain a better understanding of specific characters in the novel, "Character Analysis" is arranged as an advanced study.
In addition to classroom lectures, this course hopes to provide more space for participation, including encouraging oral expression, and stimulating students' creative ability of free imagination through "creative sequels". In addition, this course will focus on introducing the various forms of expression of "Journey to the West" so that students can deeply understand how this literary classic retains its endless influence in different time and space contexts.

■吳承恩撰，繆天華校注：《西遊記》，三民書局，民國95年。（建議用書）
■不拘出版社、版本，唯須有一百回本。

■Wu Cheng'en, edited by Miao Tianhua: "Journey to the West", Sanmin Bookstore, 1995. (Recommended book)
■It doesn’t matter the publisher or edition, but it must have one hundred copies.