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Language Culture and Curriculum
Editor and Book Reviews Editor: Eoghan Mac Aogain (St Patrick's College)


Volume: 11  Number: 2  Page: 195–203

Arabisation in the Moroccan Educational System: Problems and Prospects
Rabia Redouane

Morocco, like other countries, faces large national problems. The national language question is one of the most important because it is central to national unity. Recently, the Moroccan government has devoted considerable effort to crafting a careful and elaborate multi-sector language policy, with particular significance for the educational system, which aims at promoting Arabic as the language of literacy and wider communication. The paper examines the background to the new policy and its implications.

© Multilingual Matters 1998

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