Networked computer technology has become prevalent in all aspects of education. Research has been conducted constantly to establish its advantages for ESL learners. However, such research has been applied sparingly in higher education in Korea. The traditional English language teaching methods used in the College English classroom have neither changed nor improved significantly for decades. The standard and old fashioned approaches have prevailed and failed to empower and motivate students and this in turn has reduced improvements in the quality of the courses.
        My proposals are learner training program for learner autonomy using the Internet as an alternative (or supplementary) method of delivering course materials and teaching methods. I discuss ways in which the Internet can be incorporated into an English language program in the classroom and I also discuss learner training programs for promoting learner autonomy.
        This dissertation aims at proving that by encouraging a greater degree of interaction between teachers and students and amongst students themselves a more productive and inspirational environment can be created which encourages learner autonomy and when supported with Internet tools can provide an appealing course which satisfies many of the current students' demands, I have used the Internet as a focus for many of the class activities and have found that students like this approach and become more confident when combined with structured material and mentoring by the teacher.
        I have supported this through a practical piloted course (case study) and analysis of a a large group of freshmen and a small group of sophomore students attending night classes in a two-year college who were guided to drive themselves into the role of autonomous learning through heightening their motivation for learning. The results are both statistical and supported by unedited students comments
        Through this case study, it is found that students can be strongly motivated for learning English and also foster a sense of autonomous learning strategies with the help of Internet tools which are becoming more convenient and useful in the area of language learning so that their English proficiency may have a significant leap in improvement. Instead of bickering over the ways and methods of improving College English education, it is advisable to set out to experiment in teaching English to students in different milieus and levels using this new medium of instruction, the Internet.