Fifty Years of Middle School Teachers of English Training in Algeria: From the Institute of Technology of Education to the Higher Teacher Education Institute

Résumé

Looking back at the history of
teacher education and its development
in Algeria over the past fifty years
gives us insights as to understand the
state of affairs of the sector of education
as concerns the form and nature of the
training. This descriptive and analytical
review of the initial training program
for middle school teachers in Algeria
since its independence in 1962 provides
an overview of the historical
development of the training course.
This article examines specifically the
aspects of the training under the
responsibility of two major institutions
namely the Institute of Technology of
Education and the Higher teacher
Education Institute