Résumé:
The present study was conducted to investigate EFL students and teachers’ perceptions about
the effectiveness of translanguaging to increase students’ understanding of the target
language. In order to reach the objective of this study, two questionnaires were submitted to
thirteen (13) second year EFL teachers and seventy-two (72) second year students at
Mohammed Seddik Ben Yahia University. After analysing the gathered data, the major
findings revealed that teachers and students have different perceptions towards the
effectiveness of translanguaging. Teachers hold a negative attitude towards using
translanguaging practices inside classrooms, the majority of teachers perceived that using
other languages besides English may develop a kind of reliance and students may overuse
those languages more than the target language. Moreover, students strongly supported
translanguaging as a practice which enhances their learning abilities and promotes their
understanding of English as well as it reduces affective factors students face during classroom
interaction. Furthermore, pedagogical implications were suggested to teachers and students.
