College Students’ Perspectives Toward an English Medium Instruction Course in The Field of General Education

Within the context of Higher Education (HE) the implementation and use of English Medium Instruction (i.e. EMI) courses across the globe seems to be very common within particular departments or amongst specific majors. This paper, however, explores college students’ perspectives toward an EMI course in the field of General Education within the Korean context to determine if there is a need for introducing or adding more classes to the prerequisite curriculum. This study utilizes mixed methods of individual interviews, a group discussion, and a participant observation with 6 college students. The results of this research confirms that there is a desire and recognition by Korean university undergraduates for the need of EMI courses within the fields of General Education to maximize their English abilities and compete both domestically and internationally within a society that emphasizes English education as extremely important to be a part of the globalized world. Therefore, this paper hope to provide implications for the purpose of introducing more EMI courses in the area of General Education at a college level within the Korean context.