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

Said Elmouhtarim, Mustapha Zanzoun

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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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curriculum of English, hard skills, soft skills

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