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ATTADAMOUNE ASSOCIAT
ION AND
FOREIGN LA
NGUAGE EDUCATION
POLIC
Y IN MOROCCO
H A N N A H GR I S
É
GOING INTO THE INTERNSHIPHopesApprehensionsExpectationsGoals
DURING THE INTERNSHIPFrustrationsAchievementsRealizations
AFTER THE INTERNSHIPEvaluations Myself The course The internshipGoalsGoing into the future
PHASING OUT F
RENCH?
THE EMERGENCE OF
ENGLIS
H AS A LEADING
FOREIGN LA
NGUAGE IN
MOROCCAN EDUCATION
THE LINK BETWEEN MY INTERNSHIP AND MY PAPER
Student backgrounds at my internshipCloser look into needs of the studentsWhere did these needs come from?Exploration of Moroccan foreign language education policy
LANGUAGE EDUCATION POLITICS IN MOROCCOIs English taking the place of French?How does globalization affect language policy?Are Morocco’s policies effective?Should Moroccan policy be changed?
HISTORY OF LANGUAGES IN MOROCCOPre-colonialColonialist periodNationalist periodPost-colonial period
MOROCCO, GLOBALIZATION, AND LANGUAGETradeDemocratizationCommunicationsIdentity
MOROCCAN ATTITUDES TOWARDS FRENCH AND ENGLISH
Economic reasoningLanguage as social markerMulticulturalismPolitical implications
MOROCCAN LANGUAGE EDUCATION POLICY AND RESULTS
ArabizationNational Charter for Education and TrainingEmergency PolicyForeign language curriculumStatistics and perceptions of fluency in Modern Standard
Arabic, French and English
SUGGESTIONSGoal: boost fluency in all languages used in Morocco without
discrimination.Teach in Moroccan Arabic, attain fluency in Modern Standard
Arabic before introducing foreign languages.Introduce foreign languages (French and English) early in
education.
CONCLUSIONSThe status of English in MoroccoHow globalization has led to the growing influence of English in
MoroccoEvaluation of Maghrebi and francophonie attitudesImplementation of suggested changes
FINAL STATEMENTSCultural differences between Morocco and USUnderstanding of sources of struggleRemember to take a step back and look at the broader picture