Language education policies in Algeria changed according to
the different historical and political periods Algeria went
through. . Algeria’s language policies went through three main
phases. The first phase is the colonial era which consists of an
educational system dominated by the French language. The
second phase represents the socialist-era called the nationalist
transition whereas the third corresponds to the transition to the
free economic market with less assertive arabisation policies.
After the civil war and reconciliation the educational system
knew some reforms planned to remedy the educational system in
order to meet the needs of the country facing the challenges of
globalization.