English as Medium of Instruction: Epistemic Violence or Enabling Violation.

It is evident that African countries viewed colonial languages like English as significant for development, and schools and universities placed greater value on English to the detriment of local languages. The exclusion of indigenous knowledge in favour of Western ways of knowing and languages is a...

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Published in:	English in Africa Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 11 - 29
Main Author:	Chetty, Rajendra
Format:	Article
Published:	Institute for the Study of English in Africa Dec2024
Subjects:	Transnational education English language education Multilingualism Cultural capital Sociological research
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost