Résumé:
The present research work aims at investigating the potential effects that some socio
cultural factors have on learning French as a second language in Algeria. It explores the
influences of those factors on third year students of French at Mostaganem university
who live in urban cities. These factors are parents’ educational level, parents’
involvement in their children education and the economic-status of the family. The
study is divided into three main chapters. The first one is devoted to introducing French
as a second language in Algeria and the socio-cultural factors that affect on education.
The second chapter is concerned with describing the tool of the investigation and
analyzing the students' answers to the questionnaire. The last chapter discusses the
findings, suggests some recommendations and notes some limitations of the study.
Generally, this paper tries to reveal whether there is a positive or negative relationship
between the socio-cultural enviroment of students of French as a second language and
their academic achievement.
