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Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 16. Number 1, March 2025 Pp.235-251
English Department, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, 30000, Fes, Morocco
English Department, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, 30000, Fes, Morocco
English Department, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, 30000, Fes, Morocco
The current study explores the EFL students’ perceptions and attitudes towards their teachers’ effectiveness in the post-pandemic era. It also provides insights into the current situation of EFL teaching effectiveness in Moroccan higher education, emphasizing teacher training, pedagogical flexibility, and digital integration to meet the ever-evolving post-pandemic educational landscapes. The study investigates the perception of EFL students in Moroccan higher education on the impact of teachers’ personal and interpersonal characteristics, subject matter knowledge, and teaching flexibility on their learning experience and academic performance. Using a mixed-method approach, data were collected from 120 university students through surveys and focus groups from undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students. The study investigates three primary aspects: interpersonal and behavioral characteristics of higher education students’ regarding their instructors’ teaching methods, subject matter knowledge of the Instructor regarding the subject, and language teaching approaches adopted to transmit and communicate information with students. The findings suggest that students highly value engaging with the instructors on a personal level, being in a supportive learning environment, and teachers’ linguistic and pedagogical skills, emphasizing flexibility in teaching approaches. Students preferred practical teaching abilities over linguistic perfection, such as native-like accents, and stressed the importance of modern technology in education. The results underline the need for continuous teacher training in digital literacy and pedagogical innovation to meet evolving educational demands
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Dr. Mohammed Bellet is a Doctor in Higher education science. His research interests include education, soft skills, and technology. He is currently working on developing and measuring social skills for EFL students at USMBA. He has worked as an English high school teacher since 2004 and has participated in several conferences and workshops.
ORCiD ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5579-3816
Dr. Mehdi Belghmi is a PhD holder specializing in educational technology and pedagogical solutions for mass education challenges. His research, documented in numerous articles and cultivated since his undergraduate studies, focuses on how e-learning can sustainably expand access to quality education. ORCiD ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0781-8373
Prof. Dr. Latifa Belfakir is a full professor of language and linguistic studies at FLDM. The researcher also has a computer science background and has been doing research in educational technology for 20 years. She has participated in many national and international conferences and workshops on e-learning and digital technology affordances.
ORCiD ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9513-8683