A Moroccan University Suggests Multilingualism to End the "Colonial Monopoly"

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Mohamed Al-Maski, a research professor at the University of Arizona in the United States of America, said that among the obstacles to the prosperity of the humanities and social sciences at the Moroccan University is the modesty of the analysis methods adopted by researchers, despite the presence of theoretical depth in the aspect of knowledge.

In his intervention in a digital symposium organized by the Moroccan Association for Improving the Quality of Education "Makan", in the field of education sciences, Al-Maski said: "There is terrible poverty in terms of the use of scientific tools in the field of research in the field of education sciences, and their cumulative use makes Morocco a reference, on the other hand." At least, at the local level in this science. "

The speaker highlighted that the prosperity of the humanities and social sciences is closely linked to the principle of supply and demand, referring to the American experience, as universities are considered a cognitive, scientific and economic engine for the development of each state, and contribute to strengthening the federal alliance formed for the United States of America.

The Moroccan professor at the University of Arizona added that dealing with the advancement of the human and social sciences should be based on the fact that the flourishing of these sciences is an essential entry point for human success, "and it should not be supported only as a kind of compassion, but according to a deeper and more comprehensive vision of a national project that extends on the medium and long levels. Only near. "

Al-Maski also held part of the responsibility for the advancement of the human and social sciences to those working in this field in universities, asking: “Have we, as researchers, made a self-criticism? And did each of us wonder what it means to be a scientist?” And he added an answer to his question: “This position With its scientific value, it is commissioned and honored, but accountability follows. "

The spokesman returned to pause at the American experience in this field, saying that there is a strictness at the level of accounting in American universities, whereby professors are subject to evaluation and criticism, "in order to justify their presence, which guarantees a significant mass that has a numerical and scientific weight."

Al-Maski also asked: "To what extent our scholars have taken the hands of others in order to mature as a group of researchers in the humanities and social sciences." And indirectly, he answered the question he posed by saying: "There is a problem at the leadership level in our perception of the research effort."

On the other hand, the speaker emphasized that the prosperity of the humanities and social sciences requires the possession of a set of mechanisms, such as networking, whether in relation to joint work on research or coordination with donor institutions, public or private, whether at the national or international level.

Related to this, Al-Musky highlighted the necessity for researchers to possess the language of the English language, as it is an essential entry point to impart pluralism to their references, adding: “Mastering the English language not only makes us enter into the process of decolonization because we are monopolized by colonialism by one force, but it will also make us. We enumerate our intellectual references that make us a strong group capable of negotiating internally and externally. "