Full Description
This book examines the role of foreign languages and cultures in the Algerian educational system, highlighting how cultural imperialism and supremacy persist through damaging language ideologies and the privileging of colonial languages such as French and English. The authors challenge the claim that the Algerian educational system can be considered 'neutral', arguing instead that it was and still is the outcome of a conflict between Arabised and Francophone elites, serving strategic and ideological objectives rather than cultural or pedagogical goals. This book will be relevant to students and scholars of language education, language policy and planning, and the history and politics of the Arab and Muslim world, especially those interested in the influence of Western languages and cultures and the democratisation of educational systems.
Contents
1. Introducing Algerian Historical, Sociolinguistic and Glotto-Political Dynamics.- 2. The History of European Imperialism in Algeria.- 3. Arabisation as an Act of Linguistic and Cultural Restoration and Language Policy.- 4. Examples of Cultural Representations in Algerian English Textbooks.- 5. An Appraisal View: Expertise Thoughts and Recommendations on Education and Resisting Imperialism in Algeria.- 6. Conclusion: A Long Path with No Education.
