穆丹主编的《新编大学通识英语读写教程》是适合国内大学本科学生使用的公共外语教材。每个单元围绕一个主题展开，与大学英语综合教程配套，以英语视听说为主要内容，侧重对学生听说能力的培养，并配有相应的习题进行针对性训练，是一本英语学习的综合教程，提高大学本科学生英语的综合应用能力。本教材的总体编写思路是，课文选材体现“知识、趣味、时效”的三合一；教材框架以英语词块(chunks)、句子逻辑、句间逻辑和篇章逻辑四大板块来构建。

Module1

 Text A A Sudden, Terrible Stillness

 Writing

 Text B Responsible Companies and Consumers

 Selected Story A Half-mad Man

Module2

 Text A Emphasis on Teaching

 Writing Tips for Writing Practice

 Text B "What Makes a Great Teacher?

 Selected Story Too Many Fires

Module3

 Text A Inequality and the American Dream

 Writing

 Text B Big City, Tiny Apartment:Small-scale Living Is New Trend in the US

 Selected Story God's Coffee

Module4

 Text A Does "Living in Sin" Still Lead to Divorce?"

 Writing

 Text B A Letter to My Dad

 Selected Story No More Roses in Your Garden

Module5

 Text A On the Job Gaming

 Writing

 Text B Should 3D Printed Guns Be Allowed?

 Selected Story Going to the Sun by Night

Module6

 Text A Can You Afford m Be a Summer Intern?

 Writing

 Text B  Being a Well-rounded and Complete Person

 Selected Story Don't Let the Dead Man In

Module7

 Text A  A Nanny's Diary

 Writing

 Text B  An American Volunteer in China

 Selected Story She Always Tells Me

Module8

 Text A  Lonely Planet

 Writing

 Text B  Post-Purchase Clothing Shoppers' Remorse

 Selected Story Before the Trouble Starts

Vocabulary

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions