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Since the foundation of the English Department in Morocco in the early 1960s, English has attracted the attention of Baccalaureate holders, in view of English gaining momentum worldwide as a lingua franca of international communication. Over the decades, a tendency emerged for the number of English Department students to grow exponentially. This factor, together with the reform that started in 2003, which condensed the four year-program into three years, presents real challenges for the English Department at the strategic, administrative, and pedagogical levels. The present paper explores this issue by discussing the current situation at the Department, highlighting the key challenges to it and suggesting ways to improve its quality in teaching and learning. The paper concludes with a few recommendations.
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Khtou, H. (2020). Challenges to the Mission of the English Department in Morocco. In: Belhiah, H., Zeddari, I., Amrous, N., Bahmad, J., Bejjit, N. (eds) English Language Teaching in Moroccan Higher Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3805-6_14
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