Early English Instruction in Primary Education in Algeria

رعود نجوية

Article Details

Early English Instruction in Primary Education in Algeria

Authors:

رعود نجوية

Publisher:

Université Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed Oran

Journal:

ALTRALANG Journal Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.302-315

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001540696

pISSN:

2710-8619

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Abstract:

 Abstract: The initial provision of English in Algeria in the first junior school year up to university level began in the 1960s, but later attempts to introduce it as early as the fourth year of primary school met challenging views. This paper discusses the feasibility of introducing English in Algerian 3rd grade primary education, attempting to shed light on the challenges of English provision in a multilingual context from cultural, psychololgical, and educational perspectives. It examines both supportive arguments and opposing viewpoints on early English instruction in three North African Francophone Arabic-speaking countries, with a focus on Algeria. The article concludes with practical recommendations for a less problematic integration of English in Algeria’s complex linguistic situation.

Résumé: Le présent article aborde la question de la faisabilité de l’introduction de l’anglais dans l’enseignement primaire algérien. Il examine à la fois des arguments favorables et des points de vue opposés à l’enseignement précoce de l’anglais dans trois pays francophones de l’Afrique du Nord dont la langue officielle est l’arabe, en se concentrant spécifiquement sur l’Algérie. L’article conclut avec des recommandations pratiques pour une intégration moins problématique de l’anglais dans la situation linguistique déjà complexe de l’Algérie.

Article Details

Early English Instruction in Primary Education in Algeria

Authors:

رعود نجوية

Publisher:

Université Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed Oran

Journal:

ALTRALANG Journal Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.302-315

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001540696

pISSN:

2710-8619

Algeria

English

TFL

national languages

3rd grade

young learners

Issues

Article Details

Early English Instruction in Primary Education in Algeria

Authors: رعود نجوية

Publisher: Université Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed Oran

Journal: ALTRALANG Journal Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.302-315

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001540696

pISSN: 2710-8619

Algeria

English

TFL

national languages

3rd grade

young learners

Issues

Authors:

رعود نجوية

Publisher:

Université Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed Oran

Journal:

ALTRALANG Journal Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.302-315

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001540696

pISSN:

2710-8619