The Effect of Pre-service Training on English Language Teaching in Algeria: Case of Master Two Students of Didactics at the University of Abu Bakr Belkaid Tlemcen.

Abstract

It could not be denied that the Algerian educational institutions are suffering from the low level of English Proficiency among pupils; this deficiency appears clearly in the official exams like BEM and BAC. The reason behind this thorny problem is mainly due to the lack of teacher training. Would-be teachers are not receiving the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively handle the teaching process, they start teaching without knowing how to teach, what to teach and whom to teach. The aim of this study is to find out the effect of Pre-service Training on English Language Teaching in Algeria, or more precisely to investigate whether Master Two Students of Didactics at the university of Tlemcen have received an appropriate programme that enable them to be effective future teachers. To find answers to this inquiry, the researcher selected two instruments namely a questionnaire for students and a classroom observation intended to check the teaching practices of a novice young teacher in the secondary high school.