The teaching of English language is attached so much importance in the Turkish educational system that it is currently started at the very beginning of the primary education, as of the second grade in the new 4+4+4 system. This high importance of the issue necessitates a satisfying level of quality in English education at all levels ranging from primary to tertiary phase. Under this framework, the training of the English language teachers undertakes a quite significant role. Therefore, the available English language teaching (ELT) programmes at Turkish universities take on the serious responsibility of educating the future English language teachers who are expected to teach the future generations. However, it is not possible to say that everything about these programmes goes flawless. In this study we present some suggestions to enhance the quality of education in the ELT programmes. The major points covered as part of these suggestions range from additions to and extractions from the eight-semester curriculum, the (non)employment of native speaker instructors considering especially the development of oral skills, and the broadening of the alternatives provided under the student exchange programme to the specialization alternatives to be provided for the undergraduate ELT students who want to specialize in teaching English to very young learners. In accordance with the presented broad-range suggestions this study aims to contribute to the elevation of the standards of the training of prospective English language teachers and thus, in the long run, the whole English language education in Turkey.