Investigating Teachers' Beliefs Towards Culture Integration in Algerian Secondary Education EFL Classes

Abstract

This study was conducted toinvestigate some Algerian Secondary Education English teachers’ beliefsregarding the integration of culture in ELT and their classroom practices. A questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were introduced to collectexclusively the data from fifty teachers who were teaching English at a foreign languagein BBA. We attempted to use a triangulation of more than one method to collectdata. The results obtained from the study showed these teachers had positiveattitudes to culture integration in the curriculum. The findings showed a mismatch between teachers’ definition of theobjectives of culture teaching and their actual classroom practices. We hope these findingswill contribute to a better understanding of the current practice of culture teaching in ELT and enhancethe quality of both teachers’ pre-service education and in-service training in Algeria.