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The spread of English in Morocco: Examining university students' language ontologies

English today, 2022-06, Vol.38 (2), p.72-79 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press ;ISSN: 0266-0784 ;EISSN: 1474-0567 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0266078420000449

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  • Title:
    The spread of English in Morocco: Examining university students' language ontologies
  • Author: R'boul, Hamza
  • Subjects: Attitudes ; Colonialism ; Culture ; Diplomacy ; English as an international language ; English language ; Globalization ; Higher education ; Intercultural communication ; Linguistics ; Modernity ; Multilingualism ; Ontology ; Sociolinguistics ; Traditions ; University students ; World Englishes
  • Is Part Of: English today, 2022-06, Vol.38 (2), p.72-79
  • Description: Morocco is a multilingual country where the official languages, as indicated in the constitution of 2011, are standard Arabic and Tamazight, while French is the nation's second language, pervading sectors of business, administration, diplomacy and higher education. English and Spanish are used as foreign languages in many contexts for different purposes and tasks (Ennaji, 2009). Unlike French and Spanish, whose presence in the Moroccan linguistic situation is due to colonial policy in the 20 th century, English does not ‘have a colonial legacy in Morocco’ (Buckner, 2011: 213). With ‘strong demand for a lingua franca’ brought about by the media, economic incentives and globalization, the presence of English has consequently been furthered in Morocco ‘as a global language’ (Zouhir, 2013: 275).
  • Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0266-0784
    EISSN: 1474-0567
    DOI: 10.1017/S0266078420000449
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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