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The purpose of this paper is to investigate how students react differently when they are prepared for an English conversation class, which is a general education requirement, and is taught by a native speaker as opposed to the reactions and satisfaction of those who did not prepare for the class. Freshman students of the year 2008 that took the English conversation course from spring semester throughout fall semester in Dongshin University were randomly selected for a survey. The survey was conducted from November 24th of 2008 and December 5th of 2008. 339 questionnaires were analyzed for the research. Various statistics were appropriately used to test the hypotheses. The major findings of the study were as follows: Students who have basic knowledge and interest in English conversation have a high satisfaction with the class. In addition, those who prepared for the class, such as completing their assignments, have more confidence in basic conversation and have more confidence. The instructor who is a native speaker should select appropriate textbooks and teach with various and effective strategies such as using the media visually. They should also evaluate grades fairly and throw in feedback when necessary, so that the students will be able to feel as if the class was helpful in achieving their goals. Students who took the English conversation class thought that the class was a great help for them to prepare for a better future. Now they are confident in English conversations and highly recommend that others should take it.