Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 11. Number3 September 2020 Pp.585-598
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol11no3.38
Attitudes of EFL Teachers toward the Competency Based Language Teaching: The Case of
South Algerian Secondary Schools in Adrar
Bachir Bouhania
Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Languages
University of Adrar Ahmed Draia, Algeria
Abstract:
After more than seventeen years of implementation (2003) in the Algerian educational system, English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers react unexpectedly to the Competency-Based Language Teaching (CBLT). They show resistance and resilience to change via variable attitudes towards CBLT. The paper reports the results of a field investigation carried out in eight secondary schools in Adrar, cultural and administrative capital of the southwest of Algeria. It assesses south Algerian EFL teachers’ attitudes towards CBLT through a questionnaire administered to twenty educators. The most striking answers are the teachers’ negative attitudes and diverging opinions toward its “top-down” implementation. The findings highlight a major issue to the Ministry of Education, the syllabus designers and the teachers at the micro-level, for they impact negatively on the spread and success of CBLT. The paper invites for debates about curricula and pedagogy in Algeria.
Keywords: Adrar, Algeria, secondary schools, Competency-Based Language Teaching, English as a Foreign Language
Cite as: Bouhania, B. (2020). Attitudes of EFL Teachers toward the Competency Based Language Teaching. The Case of South Algerian Secondary Schools in Adrar. Arab World English Journal, 11 (3) 585-598.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol11no3.38
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