本課程之目的在於英文閱讀方法與策略之介紹與課外英文閱讀之實務演練，使學生對英文閱讀有一完整的認識，並激發學生英文課外閱讀之興趣，以強化其英文閱讀能力。
課程內容(上學期)
日期	週別	       進                 度	    活      動
9/15-21	1	課程、教材、評量介紹
	備妥課本筆記
9/22-28	2	Unit one: Lesson 1 The Kiwi	
9/29-10/5	3	Unit one: Lesson 2 The Camel	
10/6-10/12	4	Unit one: Lesson 3 The Polar Bear	
10/13-19	5	Unit one: Lesson 4 The Hippopotamus	Activity and Practice
10/20-26	6	Unit one: Lesson 5 The Dolphin	
10/27-11/2	7	Word Study	
11/3-11/9	8	Video Highlights	Quiz 1
11/10-16	9	期     中    考     試	
11/17-23	10	Review Midterm exam	
11/24-30	11	Unit Two: Lesson 1 Why Do we Yawn?	
12/1-12/7	12	Unit Two: Lesson 2 Why Do People Laugh?	
12/8-12/14	13	Unit Two: Lesson 3 Why is the Sea Salty?	
12/15-21	14	Unit one: Lesson 4 How Can a Plant Kill?	Activity and Practice
12/22-28	15	Unit Two: Lesson 5 How Do Hearing-Impaired People Talk?	
12/29-1/6	16	Word Study	
1/7-1/13	17	Video Highlights	Quiz 2
1/14-1/20	18	期     末    考     試