Attitudes Towards the Status of English among Students in the Faculty of Letters and Languages at Tlemcen University-Algeria

Abstract

The linguistic situation of Algeria is strongly known by the existence of different varieties, each one has its importance and function throughout the speech community. As it is agreed worldwide the English language is the language of civilization and science. Many studies have been done to investigate the Status of English in Algeria. This make it necessary to spot the light on students’ attitudes towards English in Algeria. As well as to determine the Status of English in Algeria. Last and not least, to explore the reasons behind the attitudes of the students. In this research the investigator relied on a questionnaire as a research instrument addressed to 45 participants from the faculty of Letters and Languages. The results from the collected data revealed that the majority of the respondents have positive attitudes towards English. The findings also showed that the Status of English in Algeria is flourishing. Another promising result is that is that the factors that guided students’ positive attitudes are due to some historical, social and psychological reasons.