The Challenges that face Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Algerian Pupils in Primary School

Abstract

English is the first global language that is used among all the inhabitants of the globe. In this research, the study addressed the challenges facing teaching English as a foreign language in primary schools in Algeria for the first time. After the decision to implement the inclusion of English as an educational subject in primary school, the Ministry of Education began to train teachers and assign them the necessary tasks. In so doing it seems that it would not use to carry out the obstacles of teaching English in Algeria in primary schools, providing the suitable environment for students, and describing procedures that improve the environment for teaching English in Algeria. We implemented the descriptive approach, whereby a questionnaire was given to 22 primary English teachers, and a classroom observation was conducted to collect the necessary data. The results revealed the weaknesses of the educational structure in terms of teaching methods, the excessive use of Arabic language during teaching for some teachers, one teacher is responsible about three schools. The results also showed that time insufficient, and the overcrowded classroom, which did not enable the practice of educational activities other than the use of textbooks, and finally the lack of educational technology. This study aims at shied the light on how this decision will be carried since the first time suggesting.