An Approach To developing A Student-Centerd : Conversational Freshman English Program At Hoseo University

There are three important criteria required for the maintenance of a successful, high quality, language program at the university level: 1) a low student-teacher ratio; 2) a creatively designed, student-centered course content; and 3) an experienced, creative, and highly motivated teaching staff. The institution which neglects any one of these three factors substantially reduces the quality of the classroom experience and, therefore, its language program. This paper assumes that Hoseo University is seriously prepared to reduce its student-teacher ratio and is interested in addressing related problems in the development of a student-centered conversational freshman English language program. In this paper, we will discuss the development of a course content which is oriented toward a student-centered, one year, freshman conversation class and its associated LAB counterpart. We will then discuss and make suggestions for developing policy and guidelines which will aid the university in motivating and maintaining its most creative and experienced teachers.