ELLA English (Through) Language Learning Activities

Mohammed BELLAL

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“ELLA” stands for “English (Through) Language Learning Activities”.  It proposes a different way to teaching English as a second foreign language (FL2)    in technology classes at University level, in Algeria. The programs of English, as a unit of study, in most of Algerian engineering schools and University institutes of science and technologies, are heterogeneous. They are, in most cases, let to teachers to design a curriculum according to the needs of the study matter. These programs often contain some grammar reviews and text translation to meet terminology needs. Therefore, Algerian students have, in this case, very few opportunities to practise English language outside the academic context. Our article aims at proposing an appropriate strategy and context for language acquisition based on efficient and working learning theories. The main goal is to give students opportunities to practise English better, thanks to both the instructional approaches, dedicated to Language learning and the Information and Communication Technologies tools. 


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