ABSTRACT
As discussed in the introduction, the language and literacy policy issues in Ghana and other former British colonial countries in sub-Saharan Africa are shaped by colonial and postcolonial conditions. It is important therefore to start this chapter by examining colonial rule in Ghana and other countries in the Africa sub-region. Although Africa is not the only continent to have been colonised, the effects of colonialism on the continent are so huge, with lasting effects on the fabric of the people, identity, language, culture, tradition, economy, and business of African people. Colonialism in Africa was more damaging compared to others because of the psychological impact it had on culture, language, and identity of the continent of Africa. This chapter highlights the beginning of colonial rule in the Gold Coast, now Ghana, the introduction of language policy in the early grades and its impact on teachers’ classroom practices with the language policy.
