الخلاصة:
This study fits in the area of L2 classroom research. It attempts to address the topic of interaction in Algerian university EFL classrooms. The study hastwo major objectives: (1) exploring the extent of the presence or absence of interaction in Algerian university EFL classrooms, both in the form of students’ belief structures or in the form of classroom practices; and (2) exploring and understanding the potential effects of the absence of interaction in university EFL classrooms on students’ affective factors.