Context Analysis of an English Preparatory School Program in Higher Education: A Case Study

Authors : Fikri Geçkinli

Pages : 1-24

Doi:10.55150/apjec.1360220

View : 24 | Download : 40

Publication Date : 2024-06-30

Article Type : Research

Abstract :English education and the environment in which this education is given have a dynamic structure by nature. Therefore, an English teaching program must be able to adapt to this dynamism. This reveals the need to regularly analyze the environment in which an English program operates. Therefore, this research aimed to conduct a contextual analysis of the curriculum of a higher education English preparatory school that represents such a context. For this purpose, a program evaluation approach based on Stufflebeam\'s (1971) CIPP (context, input, process and product) model was applied. The population of this research, which was conducted using the appropriate sampling method, consisted of 672 students enrolled in the English preparatory program at the time the research was conducted. The views of students learning English as a foreign language regarding the higher education English preparatory school context were examined using a survey and semi-structured interviews developed by the researcher based on relevant literature. The findings of the research showed that although the students were generally satisfied with the context of the English preparatory school program, there were some issues they would like to see improved. Therefore, the results of the study identified some implications for improving the English preparatory curriculum in higher education.
Keywords : Bağlam Analizi, İngilizce Programı, Yüksek Öğretim