Everybody knows the fact that English is important. That is why more and more colleges recommend English lectures even though the subject is not related to English. However people are arguing wether this is beneficial to college students or not. I also have several international relationship English lectures which are taught by Korean professors. To my experiences, English lectures are ineffective and only stresses out both professors and students.

First of all, English lectures make the students confused, There are so many technical terms, and this make the students have a hard time following the class. My double major is international studies, and in my political economy class, the professor who is Korean does a lecture in English. We have a thick book which is also in English. However the professor makes a hand out every class. This is a abridgement of the textbook. This means even the professor knows that the students don’t understand the lecture and the book. The thick book in English is just symbolical. Nobody actually reads it carefully. English lectures may look in some way ‘dignified’, but it just causes misunderstandings.

Students also get bored and rarely pay attention, because they can not keep up with the class. This messes up the atmosphere of the class, and makes the professors lethargic. Because English is so important I believe enjoying English is also important. However English lectures just make students lose their interest not only in English but also in their majors.

Korean professors also have difficulties preparing the lecture. They have to know about what they are teaching of course, but to prepare it in English is not easy. If there is a professor who is not that fluent in delivering his or her lecture in English, there is no use about it. This just makes the professors stressed out and the students confusing. Also if all lectures are in English, professors would have to be qualified with their English skills, and this will put more pressure on them.

There is no reason why English lectures should be carried out. In my opinion, the school has to expand courses like English conversation class, English debate class and make them mandatory. This will make students improve their practical English skills. These courses should be taught by native speaker professors, so that students will not be confused in pronunciation and will not misunderstand the content of every course. Students will not only improve their English, but this will also draw their interests in English.

English lectures show that universities are forcing students to learn English. I believe first, they have find a way to make students interested in English. Then students will try to work by themselves, because they know best that English is required in Korean society.