French Neo-Colonial Influence on Moroccan Language Education Policy: A Study of Current Status of Standard Arabic in Science Disciplines

Autor/inn/en	Zakhir, Marouane; O'Brien, Jason L.
Titel	French Neo-Colonial Influence on Moroccan Language Education Policy: A Study of Current Status of Standard Arabic in Science Disciplines
Quelle	In: Language Policy, 16 (2017) 1, S.39-58 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zakhir, Marouane)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1568-4555
DOI	10.1007/s10993-015-9398-3
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Semitic Languages; Educational Policy; Science Education; Foreign Policy; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Public Schools; Private Schools; High Schools; Language Skills; Language of Instruction; French; High School Students; Secondary School Teachers; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Morocco + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Außenpolitik; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; High school; Oberschule; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Französisch; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Marokko
Abstract	This paper reports the findings of a study on the attitudes of teachers and students regarding the language policy of the Moroccan educational system. Its primary goal is to explain the gap existing between the policy of Arabisation (i.e., the official adoption and utilization of Standard Arabic) and its practical implementation in science classrooms. Conducted in seven public and private high schools in two major cities in Morocco, the study examines the attitudes of students and teachers towards their level of competence in Standard Arabic, the validity of Standard Arabic as a medium of science instruction, and the future status of Arabisation in science disciplines, in particular, and in education, in general. This attitudinal study can be used to describe the status of Arabisation in the Moroccan education system and to elucidate some of the obstacles impeding its implementation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01