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IndepthonCampus
English and this creates a vicious cycle
The original purpose of earning
that further degrades their English
certification in a foreign language for
ability.
graduation was good, but it soon took
on a new face. The Foreign Language
Training and Testing Center started
Therearenoconcretesystemsfor
buildingpracticalEnglishability
opening various classes, such as
FLEX Intensive courses, which cost
▶NoEnglishZoneontheSeoulCampus,
more money. The students who felt
NoforeignstudentsattheGlobalCampus
At Ewha Womans University, there is
disappointed by the English classes
an English Cafe that is used as a place
at HUFS sign up for lessons paying a
for meeting and studying with foreign
considerable amount of money. Also,
students. In this cozy room, students
if someone can not gain the required
can drink a cup of coffee and watch
scores then she or he can take over
international TV channels such as the
80 hours of language classes, which
BBCanytime.
replace the scores of FLEX or TOEIC.
At HUFS, even with the large number
In this, it appears that certification of a
of foreign students here, it is difficult to
foreign language could be a big source
meet and talk with them, as we have no
ofincomeasalotofseniorstudentstake
special place for it. Kang Min-kyung,
these courses to meet the requirements
a member of the ISO said, “Many of
tograduate.
fluent and foreign students, the
foreign students have complaints about
expansion of concrete systems such
the facilities and programs prepared
as Tutoring needs to be carried out.
for them to make Korean friends. They
Tutoring could give every participant
AreThereAnySolutions?
rely heavily on the ISO buddy program,
pleasure and progress. Also, an English
saying that there are no other programs
Loungewouldplayakeyroleasabridge
Implementinglevel-differentiated
classes
andactivitiestheycouldparticipatein.”
between Korean students and foreign
MeanwhileattheGlobalcampus,there
50 percent of 856 HUFSans said that
students and give everybody chances
are only a few foreign students coming
themainreasonforpoorEnglishability
to use various languages, including
to English Lounge opened in last
among HUFSans is due to a lack of
English.
semester.SotheexistenceoftheEnglish
understanding of the different levels
Lounge becomes nominal as students
of students in English ability. This
Increasingthenumberofpractical
Englishclasses
barely visit it and it remains empty
being so, it is time to implement an
for most of the time. This situation
innovative educational training program
Except for the required language
shows that university officials do not
for developing HUFSans’ English
classes, there are only a few classes
have a concrete plan to give students
ability. To break the vicious cycle that
that promote active participation during
opportunities for cultivating practical
a lot of HUFSans experience, level-
class hours. It implies that most English
Englishskills.
differentiated classes for conversation
classes consist of the one-sided method
and debate are needed. Right now, the
of instruction. However, by the very
Department of English Interpretation
natureoflearningEnglish,manystudies
ThecommercialspiritofHUFS
sellingcreditsandcertificationsfor
has carried out this kind of system to
discovered that English classes must
fifty-thousandwon
prevent students from falling behind
involve a lively discussion between
HUFS implemented a certification
and it received positive responses from
students and teachers to improve
program for foreign languages to
students. It is one way of developing
speakingandwritingskills.
promote HUFSans’ language ability
languageabilityforstudents.
andcompetitivenessinthelabormarket.
However, as mentioned above, it is a
Tutoring,mutualexchanges,and
meetingsinanEnglishLounge
trick based on the commercial spirit of
ouotoo@hufs.ac.kr
theuniversity.
As our university has a lot of English-
DECEMBER 2011

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