Morocco is ranked 60th by the EF English Proficiency Index, a report that measures the average level of English language skills of adults in a certain country. Accordingly, the kingdom has a very low global trend compared to other neighboring countries.
Growing up in Molenbeek, one of the 19 municipalities in the Brussels-capital region known for crime and terrorism, Mohamed El Marcouchi worked hard to fight against prejudices. The 29-old-year Belgian-Moroccan boxer had to break up with the stereotype associated to immigrants living in Belgium being a role model and a good example for youths in Molenbeek.
English is one of the widely spoken languages in the world. In Morocco it has been taught for decades as a foreign language in high and middle schools. Driven by globalization, some of the Moroccan youngsters have chosen to study English and embrace its culture.
Global poverty could be reduced through universal, primary and secondary education, according to UNESCO. On the basis of that fact, the UN has put in place a program to eradicate global poverty by 2030. Meamwhile, the UNESCO's Institute for Statistics published a new set of data showing that this very ambitious objective is hard to be maintained. Details.
As opposed to the plans set up by the Arabic language advocates, the French language is gaining more space in public schools. The latest decision taken by the Minister of National Education, Mohamed Hassad to start teaching French beginning from first grade has angered Fouad Abou Ali, president of the National Arabic Language Collective. He denounced the project imposed by the ministry calling it a form of «ancient and new colonization».
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