Selective Courses
This term our school laid down a new rule about selective court. For the first two weeks, we may sit in as many classes as we like before we decide on which courses to choose. We jumped for joy. The first week I attended classes for four evenings on end and found out that most of the teachers took it serioualy. They were busy in "winning votes" for fear, that later on no one would attend their lectures.
For example, the teacher of Modern Literature of Taiwan said, "Actually the flrst two hours of my lecture were only a prelude. The real contents have not been involved. In the furore, we shall discuss such famous writers as Qiong Yao, Xi Murong, etc, and such famous aetresses as Lin Fengjiao, Lin Qingxia etc. We have lots of vedio-taped films to watch. These are confined only to those who co-major in this court." See, after all, the last sentence is the core of everything he said.
The teacher of Appreciation and Critics of Modern Opera said, "We have a variety of contents and the teaching method is changable. For instance, l may choose one act from a play and let you perform it in class. If you do a good job, you can put on the play at the school theater festival. Also, we shall arrange for you to watch current plays. The school is in charge of the traffic and tickets, Of course, only those who co-major this course are eligible." You see, the most important thing comes at last through twists and turns.
选修课
这学期，学校对选修课有了新的规定：开头两周，大家可以任意选听，然后再决定选什么课。这下我们可高兴了。第1周我连上了4个晚上的选修课，发现大部分老师对这件事都十分紧张，赶紧拉“选票”，以免后来没人选他们的课。
比如,《台湾现代文学》课的老师就说：“实际上，我这门课前两节课仅是序言，根本没有涉及主要内容。后面，我们将讨论琼瑶、席慕蓉等有名作家和名演员林凤娇、林青霞等，还有很多录像带供观看；当然仅限于选修的同学。瞧，说了半天，核心内容就是最后一句。
而《当代戏剧鉴赏与评论》的老师则说，“我们上课内容是丰富的，教学方法是多样的。比如，我将选个戏剧片段让你们在课堂上表演。如果你们演得好，还可以在学校艺术节上公演。另外，我们还将组织你们看新上演的话剧，票钱和路费都可以由学校报销；当然，这些待遇仅限于修这门课的同学。”你看，最后还是绕到最重要的事情上去了。