RESUMEN
[Objective] Taking the extracurricular discussion study for undergraduate freshman as a point of penetration, investigate the effects that extracur-ricular discussion teaching may have in helping students develop the abilities of learning knowledge voluntarily, logical thinking and independent innova-tion. [Method] Dividing extracurricular discussion activities into three parts which are col ecting literatures by group cooperation, developing subjects by group reporting, and concluding sharing achievements, freshman seminar classes stress the teaching method of guiding first and emphasizing practice. [Re-sult] By introducing freshman seminar into extracurricular study activities, students changed their ways to think, and enhanced their learning initiatives;strengthened the relationship with teachers, and promoted their abilities of group working; aroused their interests in academic research, and improved the abilities of web application; utilized political headlines to expand their abilities in academic research. Freshman seminar is wel welcomed by students. [Conclusion] Via practice, we conclude that this model is suitable to the learning characteristics of undergraduate freshman, which can lead to preferable teaching results.