English language teaching in Moroccan higher education. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hassan Belhiah, Ikbal Zeddari, Nourddine Amrous, Jamal Bahmad, Nourdin Bejjit, editors.
• Other Names: Belhiah, Hassan; Zeddari, Ikbal; Amrous, Nourddine; Bahmad, Jamal; Bejjit, Nourdin
• Contents: 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 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 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 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 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
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Subjects: 428.0071/1; English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Morocco; English language -- Study and teaching (Higher); Morocco; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811538056; 9811538050
• Related ISBNs: 9811538042; 9789811538049
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