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FEATURE .
Teach in

Algeria

From the local sense of humour to the

hammams and the sheer vastness of the

place, teacher Kristina Klug fi nds Algeria

a fascinating and enjoyable place to work

lgeria is a gem hidden in themselves and engaged with lessons. French) and some also speak a Berber
plain sight. The country went Everybody wanted to learn, everyone was language on top of that.
through a bloody civil war in curious and everyone put in the effort. For
the 1990s, but has recovered a teacher, that makes a world of difference! Teaching
Awithout the world noticing. Algerians also have a great sense of humour. There’s an enormous demand for English
The warmth and personality the students and the market is still underdeveloped. The
What are the students like? brought to the classroom made every lesson trend seems to be going away from French
My colleague James Clayton described them a pleasure.’ as second language towards English. At our
like this: elgaz-apr-2018b.pdf 1 30/04/2018 18:45 It’s important to note that people are school, we are teaching 16+ and adults.
‘Every student I met in Algeria applied generally bilingual (Maghrebi Arabic and There’s a good mix of general and business

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