Oppression or Opportunity: Korea's English Villages

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"Gyeongsang University Opens English Village" Blares the headline in the Korean Newspaper website welcoming a so-called English Village.
English Village's have been all the rage in Korean. In some respects, it seems to be the 'answer' the magic bullet, whatever you will, to the age-old problem of never having enough opportunities to practice speaking. It's supposed to enhance student's opportunities for English interaction and communication within an English speaking environment.

"Speaking Korean is not permitted in an English-only zone at a local university in Chinju, South Kyongsang Province." While the newspaper reports the news, it never questions the appropriacy of such issues. Why? Has Korea forgotten its colonial past? Has Korea forgotten what it's like to be 'forced' to speak another language? Yet here we are again, this time facing the oppression of the English Language. This time the oppressors aren't outsiders, it's Koreans doing it to other Koreans.

Is this justified in your opinion? Or not?