Born and raised in Fez, Morocco, Mohammed Errihani has taught at Al-Akhawayn Univerity in Ifrane, Morocco between 1996 and 1998, and at the University of Illinois from 1998 to 2007. He joined Purdue University Calumet as an Assistant Professor of English and director of the English Language Program in the spring of 2007.
B.A. English Language and Literature, University of Fez, Morocco
DEA. English Literature, University of Fez, Morocco
MA. Applied Linguistics / TESOL, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ph.D. English – Language and Rhetoric, University of Illinois at Chicago
Publications and Research Interests:
"Language Policy in Morocco: Problems and Prospects of Reccognizing Berber" in Journal of North African Studies (Routledge: June, 2006)
"Nationalist and Islamist Discourse towards Berber Language Policy," book chapter in North African Mosaic (Cambridge Scholars Press: 2007)
Rhetorical Practices of the Imam during the Friday Prayers (Forthcoming)
Presented papers at the University of Texas Austin, Harvard University, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and several venues in Morocco.
Director, English Language Program:
Currently directing the ESL Program (ELP) with an enrollment of over 100 international students and 13 instructors.
