SCIENCES POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS MAKING ENGLISH THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION IN MOROCCAN TERTIARY EDUCATION

European journal of education studies Pub Date : 2024-01-11 DOI:10.46827/ejes.v11i1.5163

Khadija Sekkal, Moulay Abderrahman Sidi Hida

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The current study investigated the attitudes of Moroccan university students in scientific disciplines towards using English as a language of instruction in tertiary education. Major published articles on English language described the upsurge of its speakers in the expanding circle as phenomenal. Morocco is no exception. Studies have shown that there has been a growing interest in learning English among youth. By the same token, students have been less enthusiastic about French currently used in academic settings and believe that English is more useful for the future of the country. In order to test the validity of the claim, quantitative research in which ninety-eight university students from different master’s program participated was conducted. The aim was to know their attitude towards making English the medium of instruction in higher education and either confirm or disconfirm the claim made by researchers in scholarly journals. After undertaking a survey questionnaire, it was shown that the vast majority of postgraduates specializing in scientific disciplines were in favor of using English in their studies. They definitely wanted English to take over French currently used in academic context in Morocco. Article visualizations:

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理科研究生对将英语作为摩洛哥高等教育教学语言的态度

本研究调查了摩洛哥理科大学生对在高等教育中使用英语作为教学语言的态度。已发表的关于英语的主要文章称，在不断扩大的圈子里，讲英语的人急剧增加。摩洛哥也不例外。研究表明，年轻人学习英语的兴趣日益浓厚。同样，学生们对目前在学术环境中使用的法语热情不高，认为英语对国家的未来更有用。为了验证这一说法的正确性，我们对来自不同硕士课程的 98 名大学生进行了定量研究。研究的目的是了解他们对将英语作为高等教育教学语言的态度，并确认或否定研究人员在学术期刊上提出的主张。调查问卷显示，绝大多数理科专业的研究生赞成在学习中使用英语。他们肯定希望英语能够取代目前在摩洛哥学术环境中使用的法语。文章可视化：

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