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1 online resource (258 pages) |
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Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 English Language Teaching in Moroccan Higher Education -- References -- Part I English: Evolution and Spread -- 2 The Making of an English Department (1975-1982): A Personal Account -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 General Context -- 2.3 The Making of the English Department: Challenges on Many Fronts -- 2.3.1 The challenge of numbers -- 2.3.2 The challenge of systemic constraints -- 2.3.3 The challenge of staffing -- 2.3.4 A patchwork of profiles and academic cultures -- 2.3.5 Redefining the mission of the department |
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2.3.6 The Library -- 2.4 The Making of the English Department: Main Contributions -- 2.4.1 Administration of the Department -- 2.4.2 Course description and coordination -- 2.4.3 Exam administration -- 2.4.4 Fourth-year research papers -- 2.4.5 Impacting curricular reform -- 2.4.6 The new FF program -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3 English as a Global Language in Morocco: A Qualitative Study of Students' Motivations for Studying English -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Motivations for Studying English -- 3.3 The Linguistic Landscape in Morocco -- 3.3.1 Arabic -- 3.3.2 French -- 3.3.3 English -- 3.4 Method |
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3.4.1 Context and Participants -- 3.4.2 Instrument -- 3.4.3 Data Collection -- 3.5 Findings -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Evolution of the LMD Reform: The Case of the Department of English at Mohammed V University in Rabat -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Department of English and the Moroccan Educational System -- 4.3 Research Methodology -- 4.4 LMD System: Strengths and Weaknesses -- 4.5 The Old System and The LMD System: Strengths and Weaknesses -- 4.6 The LMD System and Students' Proficiency -- 4.7 The LMD System and Professors' Professional Lives |
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4.8 The LMD System and Teaching Quality -- 4.9 The LMD System and Teachers' Practices, Research, and Professional Lives -- 4.10 The LMD System and Students' Training, Performance, and Language Proficiency -- 4.11 Teachers' Challenges in the Old System -- 4.12 Teachers' Challenges in the New System -- 4.13 Recommendations for Improving Teachers' Working Conditions -- 4.14 Recommendations for Improving Students' Proficiency and Achievements -- 4.15 Conclusion and Implications -- References -- Part II Motivation Towards English |
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5 English as an Alternative Cultural Capital for University EFL Students in Morocco -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Cultural Capital Theory -- 5.3 Language a Cultural Capital -- 5.4 English as a Cultural Capital -- 5.5 Language and Cultural Capital in Morocco -- 5.6 Methodology -- 5.7 Results and Discussion -- 5.7.1 Early Motivations for and Representations of English -- 5.7.2 Motivations for and Representations of English During University Years -- 5.7.3 Constructed Identities and Belonging -- 5.7.4 Competing Hegemonies and Alternative Cultural Capital -- 5.8 Conclusion -- References |
| Summary |
This book explores the global spread of English and its ramifications for the status of English in Morocco. It sheds light on motivational issues in English language teaching and learning in Moroccan higher education and examines various teaching practices in terms of: teaching effectiveness, assessment and evaluation, written feedback, English-Arabic translation, and undergraduate supervision. In addition to identifying critical issues in the discipline of English studies and the main challenges facing English departments from historical, institutional, and pedagogical perspectives, it suggests strategies for addressing and overcoming them |
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6 University Teachers' Perspectives on Adopting EMI in Morocco |
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Print version record |
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English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Morocco
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English language -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Morocco
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Belhiah, Hassan
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Zeddari, Ikbal
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Amrous, Nourddine
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Bahmad, Jamal
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Bejjit, Nourdin
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| ISBN |
9789811538056 |
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9811538050 |
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9789811538063 |
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9811538069 |
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9789811538070 |
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9811538077 |
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