مجلة علوم اللسان
Volume 2, Numéro 2, Pages 153-168
2013-12-01

Rethinking Assessment And Its Role In Supporting The New Educational Reform (lmd) In Algeria

Authors : Feratha Mouna .

Abstract

The Algerian government undertook in recent years a global reform of the system of higher education lo meet new requiremcnts imposed by the new socio-economic context it adopted the "LMD: Bachelor, Master, Doctorate" system. Afier eight years of implementation, it is worthwhile to evaluate some important aspects of this new system. This paper is an attempt to investigate hoth the nature and the implemenlation of this new system and ils influence on teaching Engfish as a foreign language. lt seeks lo answer some questions related to the improvement of learning and teaching english and the development of a new curriculum in the LMD reform. ln addition, the paper provides a comparative analysis of hoth systems: the LMD and the dassical one. Il attempts lo examine the validity and effectiveness of the students· regular assessement in the LMD reform, which, contrary to the one in the classical system. has become compulsory. The main issue here is the degree of efficiency of this kind of assessment.

Keywords

Classical System, LMD Reform and Assessment