Springer English Language Teaching in Moroccan Higher Education

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. From the Back Cover 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. About the Author Hassan Belhiah holds a PhD (2005) in English from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and is currently an Associate Professor of English and Linguistics at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. Dr Belhiah has presented his research at conferences in the UK, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Morocco, UAE, and the US. His publications have appeared in Classroom Discourse, Journal of Pragmatics, The Modern Language Journal, Language Policy, and Applied Linguistics. Ikbal Zeddari is an Associate Professor and Chair of the English Department at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. Holding a doctorate in Applied Linguistics and TEFL, his main research interests lie in the area of second language acquisition. More particularly, he investigates lexico-semantic phenomena at the syntax-semantics interface. He is also interested in higher education pedagogy, with a focus on student experiences and teaching methodologies. Nourddine Amrous is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, where he teaches courses on e.g. syntax, stylistics, composition, and spoken English. Holding a doctorate in Education (2006), his main research interests include second language acquisition, language teaching, teacher training, and theoretical linguistics.  Jamal Bahmad is an Assistant Professor of Literature and Cultural Studies at the Department of English, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. He earned his PhD from the University of Stirling (UK, 2014) with a dissertation on contemporary Moroccan urban cinema. He specialises in the field of North African cultural studies with a focus on cinema, cities, literature, memory, and youth cultures.  Nourdin Bejjit is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Letters, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, where he teaches courses on print culture, British culture and history, and world literature. He earned his PhD (2009) in colonial and postcolonial book history from the Open University, and previously received his MA (2004) in national and international literatures in English from the University of London. His research interests include book history, postcolonial literature, and travel writing.