Moroccan Arabic-Spanish bilinguals’ linguistic profile and their perspectives and experiences on learning Standard Arabic

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natural language processing

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RamPil

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Abstract We surveyed a group of Moroccan Arabic-Spanish speakers in the Region of Murcia, Spain, to examine their linguistic profiles, their attitudes towards their native Arabic dialect, their motivations to learn Standard Arabic and their learning experience with Standard Arabic. We found varying degrees of dominance in this group along with fluctuating patterns of dominance, proficiency and language use according to age and onset of acquisition of Spanish. This group displayed generally positive attitudes towards their own dialect and their motivation to learn Arabic was related to their religious and cultural connections. Most of them indicated that they had engaged in the learning of Standard Arabic at some point during their lives. Pedagogical and programmatic implications for Arabic programs are discussed.

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