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The study also responds to the call of Maraf and Osam (2022a) to study neoliberalism as a possible outcome of the English wave in Algeria and considers further implications of linguistic imperialism as an additional outcome. To do so, the study follows a concurrent mixed methods research design that relies on the contribution of 200 Algerian university students who participated in a questionnaire (amongst 20 who participated in semi-structured interviews) who are affiliated with sixty-four Algerian universities, and 20 university teachers through semi-structured interviews. The study concludes that English is a tool leading to neoliberalism in Algeria and that English poses a threat of unnoticed linguistic imperialism that is already visible in the practices of certain youth groups. These conclusions are a roadmap for future problems similar to shadow education and language shift.\u003Cbr>Keywords: Neoliberalism, linguistic imperialism, Algeria, foreign language policy, English as a medium of instruction (EMI) . |\n| --- |\n| *Corresponding author. E-mail: [sohBaya@utas.edu.om](sohBaya@utas.edu.om). |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nLanguage policy in Algeria was for long an exclusive enterprise undertaken by the Algerian government. However, it recently became an area of shared practice between the government and the public because of the harmonious views of the English language between the two. This new perspective of language policy in Algeria is a result of dimensional socio-political realities that were expressed through the Hirak protests1 in Algeria (Marafand Osam, 2022a) and the actual practices of the English language for different communicative functions (Belmihoub, 2018; Maraf and Osam, 2022a) . Despite that the Hirak protests occurred only in 2019 and the underlying political decisions towards the English language are still in progress for application, the Algerian society opted for  \n1 The Hirak also known as the Smile Revolution which is a socio-political reaction to the previous political regime and the poor living standards in the country.  \nmore autonomous decisions (i.e. , decisions of the use of English in different domains to cope with the speed of development in the world) and did not wait for overt political decisions to develop the use of English in different areas. A number of studies expected that there would bea wave of English in Algeria and many other countries (Spolsky, 2005) and that there is a current seismic wave of English in Algeria that is expected to develop into a tidal wave of English (Maraf and Osam, 2022a) . Such waves of English are currently distinctly visible in the overt policies of the Algerian government and the socio-linguistic practices of the Algerian society. Nowadays, the visibility of the policies and practices makes us question the future of English in Algeria and its outcomes on the Algerian society and economy. Being mainly a socialist economy and system, Algeria has a 49.7 economic freedom score which makes it the 13th country in an order of 14 North African and Middle Eastern countries ( [Heritage.org](Heritage.org), n.d. ) .  \nMaraf 39  \nThe freedom of economy reports propelled Algeria to continuously make efforts to 'liberalize' its system, according to New York Times reports (Gupte, 1982) . The Algerian efforts of liberalism did not only involve the economic system but also the linguistic choice to cope with the goal of liberalis","cbCaiaOA0oCIx1gq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaOA0oCIx1gq","pdf",188712,15,"English","# Introduction\n## Literature Review","[{\"question\":\"What research question does the study address about English language policy in Algeria?\",\"answer\":\"The study explores the implications of Algeria’s current foreign language policy by examining government practices and public beliefs and views about English.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study investigate neoliberalism and linguistic imperialism?\",\"answer\":\"It follows a concurrent mixed-methods design, linking the English wave to neoliberalism and assessing additional implications of linguistic imperialism in Algeria.\"},{\"question\":\"What methods and participants are used in the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study uses a questionnaire for 200 Algerian university students, with semi-structured interviews for 20 of them, and includes semi-structured interviews with 20 university teachers.\"}]","English language policy in Algeria - Perspectives of university teachers and students | PDF",1792071523,38]