Ngugi wrote that if the bullet was the means of physical subjugation, language was the means of spiritual subjugation of the African child, resulting ‘in the dissociation of the sensibility of that child from his natural and social environment, what we might call colonial alienation.’ [7]

And that any literature that portrays African experience and identity, whether written in Page 8 http://elr.sciedupress.com English Linguistics Research Vol. 7, No. 2; 2018 Published by Sciedu Press 53 ISSN 1927-6028 E-ISSN 1927-6036 any of the imposed colonial languages – English, French, Arabic and Portuguese – or in …

The essay “Decolonising the Mind” is written by Ngugi wa Thiong’o, an African writer. Thiong’o uses a suitable title by providing suggestions to decolonize the mind. Thiong’o talks about his personal experience with his mother tongue and the English language. He was born in a larger family with around 35 members.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Decolonizing the mind means deconstructing the thoughts, preferences and values that derive from a colonial way of thinking. This is a process that inevitably leads to more fundamental questions. How did people’s minds get “colonized” in the first place?

Indigenization

1. Include Indigenous perspectives, values, and cultural understandings in policies and daily practices.
2. Position Indigenous ways of knowing at the heart of the institution, which then informs all the work that we do.
3. Include cultural protocols and practices in the operations of our institutions.

One of the most important effects of decolonization is the instability of the post-colonial political systems, which entails another, far-reaching consequences. These include deep economic problems, inhibiting growth and widening disparities between the northern and southern part of the globe.

Decolonisation is now used to talk about restorative justice through cultural, psychological and economic freedom. In most countries where colonisers remain, Indigenous people still don’t hold significant positions of power or self-determination.

Decolonization is defined as the act of getting rid of colonization, or freeing a country from being dependent on another country. An example of decolonization is India becoming independent from England after World War II. The act or process of eliminating colonialism or freeing from colonial status.

Factors that led to decolonization:

• After World War II, European countries lacked the wealth and political support necessary to suppress far-away revolts.
• They could not oppose the new superpowers the U.S. and the Soviet Union’s stands against colonialism.
• Strong independence movements in colonies.

It is essential to keep reflecting throughout, and not to be discouraged that it’s not always straightforward. ❖ Decolonization involves reflecting on the structure of educational institutions, and their role within the larger society. ❖ It is also important to confront the power relations within these institutions.

‘decolonizing the curriculum means creating spaces and resources for a dialogue among all members of the university on how to imagine and envision all cultures and knowledge systems in the curriculum, and with respect to what is being taught and how it frames the world.’

As nouns the difference between colonization and decolonization. is that colonization is the process of establishing a colony while decolonization is the freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.

Overall, it means shifting your course outcomes, materials, assignments, and expectations to reflect a decolonized attitude, which means “resisting and actively unlearning the dangerous and harmful legacy of colonization, particularly the racist ideas that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) people are …

Decolonising practices include turning away from seeing Aboriginal people as a ‘problem’ and focussing on strengths, capacity and resilience, and stress the importance of proper process, including allowing the time and opportunity to develop relationships and trust.

In an attempt to decolonize the classroom, one can make many changes:

1. diversify materials and content.
2. teach to learning outcomes that address power and social justice;
3. design assessments that allow diverse students to demonstrate mastery in diverse ways;

Decolonizing Our Classrooms Starts With Us

1. Don’t talk about it, be about it.
2. Assess how the culture of power is manifested in your classroom.
3. Amplify the voices and stories of our students and their ancestors.
4. Teaching and planning beyond the basics.

First it’s necessary to understand those two words: “decolonisation” and “education”. Placed together, then, the decolonisation of education means that a nation must become independent with regards to the acquisition of knowledge skills, values, beliefs and habits.

We believe that a decolonized anthropology involves research that advances our understanding of the human world in a way that moves us forward. All of this involves communication. As editors, our goals for this series are both personal and professional.

Armchair anthropology refers to the practice of anthropologists during the 19th Century relying on things like traveler’s accounts of indigenous cultures, and not conducting fieldwork.

Ramose (1998) describes Africanisation as ‘a conscious and deliberate assertion of nothing more or less than the right to be an African’. It is a situation that might impact negatively on the development of appropriate African curricula in education in general, and in higher education in particular.

Indigenous knowledge includes a local community’s traditional technology; social, economic and philosophical learning grounded in spirituality skills, practices and ways of being in nature. It encompasses many areas from farming to law and psychology to mathematics.

transitive verb. 1 : to cause to acquire a distinctively African trait. 2 : to bring under the influence, control, or cultural or civil supremacy of Africans and especially Black Africans.

collectivism, trust, human dignity

Ubuntu (Zulu pronunciation: [ùɓúntʼù]) is a Nguni Bantu term meaning “humanity”.

Ubuntu is an African word which means “I am who I am because of who we all are”. It highlights the fact that we are all interdependent. The Golden Rule is most familiar in the Western world as “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.

Beyond that, teachers serve many other roles in the classroom. Teachers set the tone of their classrooms, build a warm environment, mentor and nurture students, become role models, and listen and look for signs of trouble. The most common role a teacher plays in the classroom is to teach knowledge to children.