A Descriptive Overview On The Algerian Linguistic Situation

The present paper gives an idea about the linguistic situation in Algeria and the historical background on the Algerian educational system that the researchers are trying to investigate. It examines the educational system before the French settlement, the ambivalent aspects of Arabisation with its positive and negative aspects. Furthermore, it deals also with Language Planning. A description of the status of the Classical Arabic and French in Algeria and French teaching in the Algerian curriculum is first presented.