The impact of arabic diglossia on children's school experience : An investigation of the primary level in tlemcen

Abstract

On the basis of the co-existence of two distinct varieties of the same language, MSA and AA, in the Algerian society, the researcher endeavours to investigate the impact of Arabic diglossia on the learning process among first grade pupils of Ibn Msaib primary school in comparison with those of Mustapha Chiali in Tlemcen. The aim of this research lies in the study of the language difficulties encountered by pupils when interacting with their teachers and the reasons behind these difficulties. It also attempts to explore the variety of Arabic used by teachers and pupils as two partner parties in classroom interaction, in addition to the pupils’ attitudes towards MSA