長庚大學通識核心課程的規劃與實踐回顧

A Review of the Design and Practice of the General Education Core Curriculum at Chang Gung University

為提升長庚學生的人文社會素養，強化閱讀與寫作，增益理解與批判思辨能力。規劃具長庚特色的〔2+1〕3學分通識核心課程：教師授課2小時，第3小時由教師規劃適當的課程活動，透過如經典閱讀、主題討論、辯論及其他創意活動等，提煉出各領域知識的核心價值，深入淺出地引導同學接觸與學習各個不同的知識領域，讓學生藉由活動找到自己有興趣的學習課題。為落實核心課程所強調的經典文獻閱讀、思辨性討論及主題式導向作業等基本要求，每門課程均通過三位校外通識及專業領域的學者專家嚴格審查。再搭配聘請校外人文及社會相關系所的碩、博士研究生擔任教學助理，協助帶領經典導讀、分組討論與反思報告批改等。透過核心課程的訓練，培育具備廣博視野、社會關懷、重視群體合作和倫理，以及個人安身立命的能力，能承擔未來挑戰的長庚學子。

The Center for General Education at Chang Gung University has designed a core curriculum aiming at enhancing students' humanities and social literacy, strengthening their reading and writing ability, and improving their understanding and critical thinking ability. Courses in the core curriculum are 3- credit courses, with 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of class activities. The class activities may include thematic discussions, debates or other creative activities, which can deepen students' understanding of the course, and arouse their interest in probing deeper into course topics. The core curriculum stresses classic literature reading and review, intellectual enquiries, and topic-oriented assignments. Every course in the core curriculum has passed a rigorous review by three academic experts in general education or other related professional fields outside the school. Every course recruits as teaching assistants masters and doctoral students from related fields of study outside the school. These teaching assistants' duties include helping students understand course material, leading group discussions, and reviewing students' reports. The core curriculum of the Center for General Education seeks to cultivate the characteristics necessary for student growth and learning, including a broad vision, a care for the society, a strong sense of group cooperation and ethics, the ability to be independent, and the capability to face future challenges.