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Adaptive AI in EFL Higher Education Instructional Contexts: Credibility and Students’ Learning Engagement

Houda Louatouate · Mehdi Karmouch · Mohammed Zeriouh

Arab World English Journal (AWEJ), Vol. 17, No. 3

Empirical investigation examining the credibility and cognitive engagement of Moroccan university EFL students using adaptive AI tools in higher education instruction, evaluating learner agency and pedagogical efficacy.

Adaptive AIEFL Higher EducationStudent EngagementSource CredibilityEdTech

BibTeX Record

@article{louatouate2026adaptive,
  title     = {Adaptive AI in EFL Higher Education Instructional Contexts: Credibility and Students' Learning Engagement},
  author    = {Louatouate, Houda and Karmouch, Mehdi and Zeriouh, Mohammed},
  journal   = {Arab World English Journal},
  volume    = {17},
  number    = {3},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.24093/awej/vol17no3.28}
}

Frequency-based analysis of vocabulary input in Moroccan high school English textbooks: Outlook, Gateway 1 and 2

Mehdi Karmouch · Mohammed Zeriouh

Journal of Applied Language and Culture Studies (JALCS), 7(2), pp. 235–260

Published via IMIST (CNRST Morocco)

A corpus-driven computational frequency analysis evaluating the lexical coverage and vocabulary profiles of mandatory Moroccan high school English textbooks (Outlook and Gateway to English 1 & 2), benchmarking input against international lexical standards.

Corpus LinguisticsVocabulary FrequencyMoroccan TextbooksHigh School EFLLexical Coverage

BibTeX Record

@article{karmouch2024frequency,
  title     = {Frequency-based analysis of vocabulary input in Moroccan high school English textbooks: Outlook, Gateway 1 and 2},
  author    = {Karmouch, Mehdi and Zeriouh, Mohammed},
  journal   = {Journal of Applied Language and Culture Studies},
  volume    = {7},
  number    = {2},
  pages     = {235--260},
  year      = {2024},
  url       = {https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/JALCS/article/view/48879/27127}
}

Workshop Notes: Using WordWall and Zipgrade in the English Class

Mehdi Karmouch

Ibn Batota Middle School

Temara-Skhirat Directorate · Ministry of National Education

Hands-on teacher training workshop guiding secondary school English teachers through automating objective exam grading with ZipGrade and designing interactive gamified lexical practice with WordWall to boost student motivation and save grading time.

Teacher TrainingZipGradeWordWallFormative AssessmentGamification

BibTeX Record

@misc{karmouch2024wordwall,
  title        = {Workshop Notes: Using WordWall and Zipgrade in the English Class},
  author       = {Karmouch, Mehdi},
  howpublished = {Teacher Training Workshop, Ibn Batota Middle School, Temara-Skhirat Directorate},
  year         = {2024},
  note         = {Ministry of National Education, Morocco}
}

Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence in English Classrooms to Promote Project-Based Learning

Mehdi Karmouch

MATE Conference 40th Annual International Edition

Moroccan Association of Teachers of English

Presented at the 40th MATE Annual International Conference in Ifrane, introducing frameworks for scaffolding high school EFL collaborative projects, inquiry-based writing, and structured prompt engineering with artificial intelligence.

Artificial IntelligenceProject-Based LearningMATE ConferenceSecondary EducationPedagogy

BibTeX Record

@inproceedings{karmouch2023exploring,
  title     = {Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence in English Classrooms to Promote Project-Based Learning},
  author    = {Karmouch, Mehdi},
  booktitle = {40th MATE Annual International Conference},
  address   = {Ifrane, Morocco},
  year      = {2023},
  url       = {https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qJpV4XGNMQUdZlxPHWAGUyfsshSdG17E}
}

Over-crowded Moroccan High school Classroom: A Students' Perspective

Mehdi Karmouch

MATE Conference 37th Annual International Edition

Moroccan Association of Teachers of English

Empirical inquiry examining the cognitive and emotional impact of classroom density on Moroccan high school students, gathering learner voices on participation anxiety, acoustic constraints, and interpersonal teacher feedback.

Classroom EcologyOvercrowded ClassesStudent VoiceMATE ConferenceSecondary EFL

BibTeX Record

@inproceedings{karmouch2017overcrowded,
  title     = {Over-crowded Moroccan High School Classroom: A Students' Perspective},
  author    = {Karmouch, Mehdi},
  booktitle = {37th MATE Annual International Conference Booklet},
  address   = {Agadir, Morocco},
  year      = {2017},
  url       = {https://moroccoenglish.com/me-md/2017/01/MATE-37th-Conference-Booklet-Final.pdf}
}