However, in the 1960s and 1970s, English was not prominently featured in Algerian textbooks, possibly due to apprehension regarding a neocolonial experience similar to that of France.
[5] The real presence of English in Algeria began to emerge in the beginning of the 1990s with the arrival of foreign energy companies specializing in gas and petroleum in the southern region of the country.
[5] Since 2017, the popularity of English has experienced a significant surge, primarily due to the rise of the internet and the boom of social media platforms.
[11][12][13] In July 2022, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced that primary schools will start to teach English in late 2022.
[15][16] Even the Radio Algérie Internationale [ar] channel only produces a few minutes of English-language programs a day, which are broadcast on the air from 8 p.m.[17] There is no English daily or periodical newspaper that is published in Algeria.