Bilingualism In Morocco

Since the constitution of 2011 that acknowledges the rights of Amazigh to have their own language; morocco has become a bilingual country. This constitution has come to rectify the linguistic situation in Morocco knowing that the Amazighs make a big part of Moroccan population. Still the question to be asked is if bilingualism in Morocco has come to balance the Moroccan linguistic situation and create equality between the Arabs and the Amazighs. Bouali (2012) reported that in Morocco, the language dilemma has changed from a minor problem to a national matter. It has become obvious that voices either social; political and media outlets are in the process of stirring a debate about language having in mind the Moroccan identity and the

Instead of posing Berber culture as a challenge to national unity, the king promoted embracing it as a necessary step in his project for a “democratic and modernist society.”

This study attempt to find answers to the following questions:

 What is the status of both Arabic and Tamazight in Morocco?

 What is the role of bilingualism in establishing linguistic balance in Morocco?

 What are the accomplishment that the government did to empower bilingualism?

To give a clear idea about this issue, the interference of questionnaires, interviews and data analysis is much needed. The use of such methodologies helps this research paper to be produced and gives it birth with strong ideas and point of views confirmed by authorities and

Ennaji (2005) acknowledges that:

“Berber language and culture have never been on the agendas of the ruling elite until the royal speech of 20August 1994, when the king recognized Berber language and culture for thefirst time since independence. While the regime spent billions of Dirhams tomodernize and teach Standard Arabic, and to revive the Arab-Islamic cultureacross the country, and while it had a huge budget destined to improvestudents' and employees' standards in French, it never spent one Dirham tostandardize, codify or teach Berber, nor did it ever think to preserve Berberculture”

Chakrani (2011)