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English in Africa: The Perspective of a Canadian Teacher.

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Ashworth, Mary – The English Quarterly, A Publication of the Canadian Council of Teachers of English, 1969

The place of the English language in contemporary Africa is changing. English has spread rapidly, but, at the same time, the indigenous languages have remained and have grown in strength because of an increase in population and an awakening of national consciousness. A developing country must have a national language, whether English or native, to…

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