Read the pdf attachment and answer the following questions.
Decolonising The Mind 1.pdf
“Decolonising the Mind”
1. How did English become the dominant language in Kenya? What kinds of actions were taken by the British to ensure it was the dominant language? (Give at least two examples)
2. What do you think it means for a language to be a “carrier of culture”? What types of cultural lessons were “carried” in the stories told in the Gĩkũyũ language?
3. In your own words, explain how language impacts the way people perceive themselves, their relationship to those around them and their homeland.
4. How do you think the imposition of a foreign language during colonialism might have affected the population of colonized people?
5. Discuss the legacy of colonialization today. What are the major impacts of colonialization in Sub-Saharan Africa? How might the act of imposing a foreign language have contributed to the colonialization legacy?
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