THE INFLUENCE OF FRENCH ON ENGLICH FOREIGN LEARNERS’ VOCABULARY CASE: A2 and B1 Students of the Intensive Center of Languages at Biskra University (Chetma)

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Abstract The aim of this study is to explore the views of teachers and learners’ of English at Mohammed Khider Khider University of Biskra about the effect of using the French language in order to learn English. Therefore, we hypothesize that the French language influences positively the learners’ English vocabulary. In order to test this hypothesis, a qualitative study was undertaken. 64 learners out of 103 learner from the Center for Intensive Teaching of Languages and 10 teachers from the Section of English represent the sample. Two data collection methods were used to gather data: two questionnaires submitted to teachers and learners and an interview for teachers only. Based on the results obtained previously, it was revealed that both learners and teachers agree on the use of French in learning English. However, teachers added another opinion on the present topic; they agree just in case of necessity. This means that the use of the French language in English classes requires to be used in some occasions. In conclusion, the current study showed that both teachers and learners have similar attitudes towards the use of French as a facilitator tool in learning the English language in general and acquiring many new words in particular. This proves the hypothesis formulated in this research.