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International Journal of Language and Education Research 2025, Vol. 7(1) 164-187
The Implementation of Competency- Based Language Teaching in Moroccan High Schools
pp. 164 - 187
Publish Date: April 30, 2025 | Single/Total View: 1/2 | Single/Total Download: 1/2
Abstract
The study investigates the implementation of Competency-Based Language Teaching in Moroccan high schools. It seeks to discover whether or not some EFL teachers in high schools know about and implement the Competency-based approach. It also aims to underline the challenges and the difficulties EFL teachers face when implementing this approach and the impact of implementing it on students’ performance in the EFL classroom. Participants of the study were mainly high school teachers as the present study deals with the implementation of Competency-Based Language Teaching in Moroccan high schools. The total number of participants is twenty teachers from different cities in Morocco. A questionnaire was designed to be the main instrument of this study. The questionnaire was delivered to and filled out by high school teachers from all over Morocco. The results show that EFL high school teachers are aware of CBLT. Indeed, the majority of them implement it in their classrooms. Additionally, EFL high school teachers face several difficulties when implementing CBLT such as time constraints and the difficulty of assessment. However, EFL high school teachers state that the implementation of CBLT has a positive impact on students’ performance, namely enhancing students’ communicative skills.
Keywords: Competency-Based Language Teaching, CBLT, Moroccan High Schools, Moroccan Education, Teaching Approach.
APA 7th edition
Choraih, M.A. (2025). The Implementation of Competency- Based Language Teaching in Moroccan High Schools. International Journal of Language and Education Research, 7(1), 164-187.
Harvard
Choraih, M. (2025). The Implementation of Competency- Based Language Teaching in Moroccan High Schools. International Journal of Language and Education Research, 7(1), pp. 164-187.
Chicago 16th edition
Choraih, Mohamed Amine (2025). "The Implementation of Competency- Based Language Teaching in Moroccan High Schools". International Journal of Language and Education Research 7 (1):164-187.
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