English in Africa : after the Cold War

Abstract

Section one Continental Africa: post-Cold War English in Africa - between complimentarity and competition - introduction, globalism with an American face, intra-NATO competition, the decline of state-nationalism, exit from ethnicity, the West and dissident Islam, the tide of pluralism, the World Bank and IMF factor, Conclusion. English and African Education - between linguistic and intellectual dependency - introduction, the World Bank and the question of instructional media, language, education and development, the problem of intellectual dependency, towards decolonization. Section two Global Africa: English and the Pan-African experience - in search of unity: introduction, Pan-Africanism and English - between slavery and colonialism, English as a diversifying force, English and Black rights, Pan-Africanism and English in the era of globalization, Pan-Africanism beyond the English Language, the expansion of global Africa, Pan-Africanism and the Rainbow Coalition, conclusion. English and the Afrocentric Voice - in search of authenticity: introduction, between Afrocentricity and Pan-Africanism, between relativism and functionalism, between English and Kiswahili, between Islamophobia and Swahiliphilia, conclusion - towards the democratization of Afrocentricity. Conclusion - linguistic appropriation and beyond.

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