An investigation of Moroccan EFL Learners’ Explicit Attitudes towards World Englishes: Pedagogical Implications

The present study seeks to investigate the attitudes of Moroccan EFL learners (MEFLLs) towards different varieties English speech (World Englishes (WE)). utilises a direct method attitude measurement as study’s participants are directly asked about their own explicit six speech[1] (namely, American English, British Indian Filipino Japanese and Thai English). A sample 544 MEFLLs was recruited in study. findings show that MEFLLs’ aligned, some extent, with those previous studies conducted elsewhere (Jindapitak & Teo, 2012; Chien, 2018; Almegren, 2017). For example, it found MEFLLs, on one hand, prefer Inner Circle (ICE) over Outer (OCE) Expanding (ECE) other hand. Another interesting finding is surveyed already aware language variation, they willing learn more spoken worldwide. Generally speaking, context seems be fertile setting for discussion World Englishes-related issues do, fact, recognise appreciate sociolinguistic variation exhibited language. concludes number pedagogical implications choice linguistic model(s) employed classrooms both inside outside Morocco.
 
 [1] AmE; BrE; InE; FiE; JpE; ThE