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A freshman English course called College English has long been criticized because of its ineffectiveness. The purpose of this study is to examine how college students perceive on College English in terms of the instructors’ teaching methods. A total of 263 university students were questionnaired in the survey. The results of this questionnaire show that while most of the students have great interest in improving their English proficiency, they are not very satisfied with the current College English course. Some of the main reasons are: College English is too heavily focused on grammar and reading comprehension with less or little emphasis on speaking and writing. Second, the teaching method is too much teacher-centered rather than student-centered, thus often failing to meet students’ needs. Third, teachers are not skillful at encouraging active student participation.