（一）课名：
（二）宗旨：
1.深入研读经典，赏析《史记》名篇，认识《史记》特质。
2.培养阅读古书的专业能力，引导研究古代文史的门径。
（三）教本：
泷川龟太郎（泷川资言）《史记会注考证》
北京文学古籍（1955），台北万卷楼（1993），台北唐山（2007），上海古籍（2015）等
（四）课程要求
1）务必事先备课，研读所指定《史记》篇章，并参阅相关资料或论著。
2）在课堂上，由讲师择要导读与讲解，同学须踊跃参与课堂讨论。
3）同学分成若干小组，于课堂上报告《史记》相关篇章。
（五）评估依据
1）组别报告：30%
2）期中报告：30%
3）期末考试：40%
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I am the lecturer Heng Lee Peng for the coming semester, and my email address is leepeng.heng@xmu.edu.my.
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