文学导论课的开设一方面是引导学生进入文学阅读的途径，尤其是让学生了解与实践文学文本分析的一些基本要求和规律，另一方面，通过这个方面的训练，培养学生装备认识文学的眼睛与头脑，也即感悟文学的能力。但这并不意味，所谓导论即教授一些规则。文学阅读需要依靠一些阅读程式，文学批评的写作更需要合乎规范，这同样也　需要依赖一些已成为共识的文学批评的关键词作为进入这个过程的引导。但所有这些如果不建立在充分的阅读量和文本类型的变化上，则充其量只是一些形式而已。因此，文学导论课的要素不仅在于形式，也在于内容的多少，同时更在于把形式内化到感悟文学之中，而这则需要有一定量的批评写作的支撑，这三者构成了文学导论课的要素。

The purpose of the course Introduction to Reading and Writing about Literature is to help students know some basic elements in reading literature and writing essays of criticism, to help to equip them with the eye to see and the brain to feel the texture of literature. By introduction, it means to teach the rules in reading literature, that is, the formality dealing with literature of all kinds. At the same time, understanding literature depends on reading itself, especially the amount of readings required. So, to internalize the basic rules while doing enough amount of readings is something necessary for the success of this course.