Algerian students’ attitude to feminist literature : facts and expectations

Abstract EN

The present study explores the attitudes of Algerian students towards feminism in EFL classrooms .The study which involved a group of 25 Master students studying English in Chlef University came as an aftermath of a raising anti- feminism attitude among male students in the Literature class.

As a matter of fact, male students do not hesitate to express their disappointment to the importance and omnipresence of feminism across the post graduate syllabus contents.

Participants completed a scale of attitudes towards feminism which covers aspects related to the students’ religious and cultural learning background.

Results revealed that female students have pro feministic views and expressed their desire to attend Literature class that devotes an important space of talk to feminism issues .Most female students believed that feminism needs to be omnipresent in the course of Literature to correlate with the growing recognition of women’s right in current Algeria.

On the other perspective, male students who are under the effect of female –dominated classroom whether in number and discussions reacted negatively to the conspicuous share of talk devoted to feminism during the two years of their Master Degree preparation.

Male students believed that feminism is a western concept that stepped into the Algerian EFL learning context at a time where the Algerian society witnesses a massive change of gender roles under the effect of globalism .Hence, they had the opinion that women’s status in Algeria is much better than ever and it is time to look at the newly introduced ‘female’ EFL teaching and learning concepts with a watchful eye