Decolonizing the Mind

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Tanya Hawes
Cultures and values
Dr. Hall.
Decolonizing the mind.

I do not believe that anyone should be forced to change their language In order to fit in according to someone else’s thinking. It is the right as a human being to decide if you want to learn or to convert to another language. Why should you have to change your language? Why not just simply add a new language? You don’t have to divorce your own language to please another man kind, cause I’m sure if they were being imposed they would feel angry and objective too about changing their language. Your language is very important to your culture as a people. It defines who you are and how your family is raised, fed, and educated. It is wrong to be punished and humiliated because of your language. No one has the right to take away your freedom of choice.
In Kenya Swahili is the mother language, but instead English became the language for formal education. The kikuyu language almost became the third language of choice, which is still the dominantly spoken in the rural areas of Kenyians had to put up with abuse if caught using any other language but English, and rewarded when they follow the rules of using English. The Kenyians language helps them to form ideas and continue through with their culture.  
The use of Swahili helps the natives to open the door to the world through their language, spoken and written. They considered the language was fun to speak and
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learn. Swahili was very much a part of their daily lives to working, to communicate, while working in the urban areas, or remote parts of Kenya. Kenya is a diverse country which had its own language. English in Swahili has now become the official language spoken by Kenyans. Their language expresses the different areas of the culture, the foods, its people, the music, the arts, the theatre, literature, and artifacts. These were the way to express their life style and uniqueness as Kenyans. The language was often used to describe...