Algeria’s schools put Shakespeare before Molière in break from France
- Ahmed Krim spent 30 years teaching English in Algeria’s middle schools.
- Now retired, the 60-year-old watched the language he loved remain firmly behind French as the country’s second language.
- English was less valued than French, which might have been the language of Algeria’s coloniser, but continues to be present in every dialogue, six decades after independence.
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- Ahmed Krim spent 30 years teaching English in Algeria’s middle schools.
- Now retired, the 60-year-old watched the language he loved remain firmly behind French as the country’s second language.
- English was less valued than French, which might have been the language of Algeria’s coloniser, but continues to be present in every dialogue, six decades after independence.
Sources: Al Jazeera