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Distance Teaching: Challenges to Intercultural Competence Implementation in Moroccan Higher Education Institutions

Authors
Khalid Hicham1, *
1Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Sultan My Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco
*Corresponding author. Email: englhicham@gmail.com
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Khalid Hicham
Available Online 20 June 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-408-2_63How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Distance Education; Challenges; EFL Teaching; Intercultural Competence Teaching
Abstract

Distance learning plays a vital role in shaping higher education teaching to be more intercultural competence-oriented. Higher institutions in Morocco, similarly to other countries, consider the teaching of intercultural competence as a priority in their educational system for the sake of preparing Moroccan graduates to adapt to the multicultural world. In this respect, this study will particularly shed light on the challenges to intercultural competence implementation into distance learning classes in higher education institutions in present-day Morocco. Purposeful sampling was used to collect data from 45 teachers belonging to two universities. The study adopts mixed method research design through the use of interviews and questionnaires instruments. The results show that EFL teachers displayed readiness to sustain the intercultural competence (IC) dimensions objectives, yet more efforts should be invested at different levels; curriculum development, teacher training, and material design in order to enhance intercultural competence in higher education distance teaching environment.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the E-Learning and Smart Engineering Systems (ELSES 2024)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
20 June 2025
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978-2-38476-408-2
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2667-128X
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-408-2_63How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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