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Volume 11, Numéro 1, Pages 150-166
2026-01-15

Algerian Educational System At The Crossroads Of Language Pedagogies: Is It High Time A Post-method Pedagogy Was Contemplated?

Authors : Kebieche Amin .

Abstract

In the Algerian EFL context, the pendulum of education has been swinging incessantly between what was otherwise touted by their fervent proponents as well established, tried and tested methods and approaches. This paper however endeavours to set out the underlying factors leading to the demise of the seemingly basic yet elusive concept of ‘method’. What is more, it elaborates on the essentials and characteristics of a post-method pedagogy that set it much apart from any method-based pedagogy. Most importantly, the paper urges policymakers, syllabus designers, teacher educators, and teachers in our country to eschew the teaching methods -they seem to swear by- in favour of a post-method pedagogy that has, of late, revolutionized the language teaching and learning enterprise in many parts of the world.

Keywords

 Method ;  Approach ;  post-method pedagogy ;  Method-based pedagogy ;  Teaching