This paper discusses the importance in Korea of learning to speak English proficiently, and describes a 16-week course designed to advance such proficiency. The paper begins with a general description of the importance of English in the curriculum of Korean higher education, and how important it is to obtain and keep professional employment, which is why learning to speak English proficiently is considered so important in Korea. The course is then described in some detail, including the listing of 25 books and textbooks used in it. A week-by-week description is provided, including weekly objectives and suggested activities. The paper provides a literature review of the major recent works in the field English as a foreign language teaching. (Contains 38 references.) (KFT)