Evaluation of the Preparatory Program at Çukurova University: Focus on the Content, the Teaching-Learning Process and the Assessment System

English preparatory programs have been designed to develop English language competence of students to the level sufficient to pursue successfully in their academic life. At this point, evaluating existing program is essential because program evaluation leads to more effective programs. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the existing English preparatory program based on the first year students’ opinions at Çukurova University. The participants of the study consist of all the first year students studying at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, whose medium of instruction is English. The data are obtained through a questionnaire which is composed of Likert Scale items. In this study we focus on the three dimensions of the English preparatory program at Çukurova University. These are: the content of the program, the teaching-learning process and the assessment system