The Place of English language in Algeria: The Case of students at Ibn Khaldoun University, Tiaret

Abstract

English language is the global language of the modern world, it becomes the most used language in the world, and it is the language of development and technology.Recently, any nations around the world have worked to establish English in their mainbodies even the former French colonies such as Rwanda, Based on these circumstances, this research tried to shed light on the status of English language in Algeria being a former French colony or a francophone country. To uncover the efforts of the Government have been applied toward English and attitudes of English and non-English students from university of Tiaret, a descriptive case of study was conducted based on two instruments of data collection documents analysis, and questionnaire. Our results depended on students of Ibn Khaldoun University through an analysis of their attitudes towards the use of English language in Algeria. Finally, Recommendations and some conclusion are drawn to resume the place of English language in Algeria.