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    The Impact of English Language and its Culture on Learners’ Personality and Social Values: a longitudinal study of students of English at Batna-2 University. Doctorat thesis,(2019)Université de Batna 2.
    (University of Batna 2, 10/1/2019) ZITOUNI Khadidja Samira
    Interest in foreign language learning, particularly the English language, has considerably increased in the last decades, not only in terms of linguistic aspects but also in psychological and sociological aspects. Hence, the research reported in this thesis accentuated on exploring whether learning English as a foreign language may yield an impact on learners’ personality and social values, and if so, which aspects have been most impacted. In this account, the study hypothesises that a longer exposure of learners of English at Batna-2 University to the English culture is likely to cause, and increase, a change in their personality traits and social values. The study draws on a longitudinal study involving a descriptive analysis method. It uses a mixed methods approach to quantify and qualify the data gathered. In this respect, the tools employed in the field study are a social values checklist, a test of personality, and a questionnaire that were administered three separated times. The sample consists of 100 first-year students from English Department at Batna-2 University, following stratified random sampling techniques. As the research seeks to scrutinise the impact of the English culture, it was important to use another sample outside the Department of the English language. This external sample consists of 100 first-year students from the Islamic and Social Science departments at Batna-1 University. The findings reveal that the majority of participants’ personality types have changed. Likewise, seven social values out of twenty have changed, as well. It is worth noting that the personality and social values of participants outside the English department are found to be more consistent. Therefore, the study fervently recommends to organise a systematic culture-training programme for teachers and to enhance learners’ intercultural communicative competence. It is recommended as well to focus more on the psychological and sociological aspects of foreign language learners.