English, because of its
status as a global lingua franca (working language), is taught from the middle
school years onward. However, only a tiny number of the Algerians speak
English, most of them are younger people.
According to the Algerian
envoy to India, only five percent of the population are able to speak "Good
English". That led the Government of Algeria to invite Indian teachers to
teach the language in the Algerian universities in 2012.
Some 100 institutes
affiliated to 13 Algerian universities needed nearly 250 English teachers in
early 2012. The Minister of Education said that English was to be promoted
because it was "the language of scientific knowledge".
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