Résumé:
Nowadays English language has become the most used language in the world. The Algerian
educational system has always had ambitious plans to improve the teaching and learning of
English. However, teachers and pupils at rural areas find it hard to learn that language. Thus, this
study seeks to investigate the difficulties encountered by both teachers and learners in teaching and
learning English at rural areas. It also aims at suggesting some solutions to overcome these
problems and facilitate the processes of teaching and learning English. This study is built on two
main assumptions. First, English foreign langage teachers and pupils at Boulouika Mohammed
Ben Lekhder and Terkhash Mohammed in Bouraoui Belhadef face many difficulties that may
affect negatively their attitudes toward the teaching and learning of English . Second, applying
effective strategies that help teachers and learners to overcome these difficulties may enhance the
teaching and learning of English in rural areas. To collect data for this study, two research tools
were used. On the one hand, a questionnaire was submitted to Forty (40) Baccalaureate pupils
selected randomly from two distinct rural schools namely Boulouika Mohammed Ben Lekhder and
Terkhash Mohemmed in Bourawi Belhadef. On the other hand, an interview was conducted with
four teachers of English from the two pre-mentioned schools. According to the obtained results,
teachers at rural areas face some difficulties that affect their teaching process as ill-equipped
libraries, technological challenges, and cultural challenges. Similar to teachers, pupils at rural areas
encounter many difficulties in their learning of English such as lack of motivation, lack of
vocabulary and lack of exposure over English. Depending on the results obtained, some
pedagogical recommendations are suggested.
