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During the colonial era in Africa, English becamethe shared language of the administration and a Westerneducated élite, |
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In colonial Africa, the teaching of English literature is no longer popular |
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Modern African writers have found it necessary to adapt certain aspects of English, |
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Today, English is the official language of sixteen countries in Africa, |
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English as a second language has been taught in Africa for nearly four hundred years, |