Investigating the Learners’ Attitudes towards the English Language Integration in Higher Education Case Study: Second Year Biological Science Students at the University of Bouira.

Abstract

The present research aims at investigating the attitudes of learners towards integrating the English language in higher education. The case study of this research is second year biology students at the University of Bouira. It seeks to investigate how learners perceive the use of English in their academic context, the extent to which it influences their learning, and their expectations about the future of the English language in the Algerian higher education. This study was conducted using a mixed method approach, and data was collected through an online questionnaire. The findings reveal that learners hold contrasting attitudes towards the integration of the English language in higher education, they neither strongly support nor strongly reject the integration. Some of them recognized the academic value of English, while others remain uncertain about its impact on their learning experience. In the light of these findings, the present study recommends the gradual integration of English language in the Algerian educational system