INTEGRATING SOFT SKILLS IN THE CURRICULUM OF ENGLISH STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN MOROCCO: POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES

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  • Said Elmouhtarim Sultan Moulay Sliman University, FLHS Béni-Mellal, Morocco
  • Mustapha Zanzoun Sultan Moulay Sliman University, FLHS Béni-Mellal, Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v9i6.5777

Ključne reči:

curriculum of English, hard skills, soft skills

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The current research-based paper deals with a timely issue related to the new orientation of education to integrate soft skills in the curriculum of English studies in higher education in Morocco. The objective of this study is to show that it is important and possible to integrate both hard skills and soft skills into the curriculum of higher education. Related to this, the attitudes of a sample of students belonging to the Department of English Studies at the Faculty of Letters in Béni-Mellal were investigated to see their views towards the integration of the skills mentioned in the taxonomy of soft skills. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of the respondents have positive attitudes towards the integration of soft skills in the curriculum, ranging from communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision making and teamwork. Besides, the analysis of the modules programmed in the curriculum of English studies shows that it is possible to integrate such skills.

 

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    Said Elmouhtarim is an Associate Professor at the Department of English Studies at Sultan Moulay Slimane University, FLHS, Béni-Mellal, Morocco. He is PhD holder from Mohamed V University, Rabat. His main areas of interest include Applied Linguistics, Language Policy and Planning, Technical Translation, Gender, Discourse and Media studies. He has been a member of the Moroccan Association of Teachers of English for 30 years.

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    Mustapha Zanzoun is an Associate Professor at the Department of English Studies at Sultan Moulay Slimane University, FLHS, Béni-Mellal, Morocco. He is PhD holder from Moulay Ismael University, Meknes. His main areas of interest include Applied Linguistics, Translation and Media studies.

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