The Influence of English on the Arabic Dialect Performance Case of 1st Year Master EFL Students at the University of Tlemcen

Abstract

This work is a part of the sociolinguistic studies. It aims to discover the ways in which English language knowledge can influence EFl Algerian learners’ dialect in English department, Tlemcen university. The main purpose is to shed light on the levels at which this influence appears and what reasons push the students to use English within dialectal conversations. The investigation incorporates both quantitative and qualitative methods namely recordings, interviews and questionnaires. The results of the study revealed that EFL learners tend to code-switch, borrow some English words and even lexicalize some others giving them the properties of Algerian dialect. Likewise, the results further showed that this influence tend to be less prominent outside the walls of university