This piece goes over how language is used specifically in non western countries(that being not Europe and North America. It goes deeper by analyzing the environment in which language is used, especially when english does not fit the parameters of that environment.
Here Christel goes over an issue that is not commonly spoken about. Due to factors such as colonization, how have those factors affected education in non western countries. Those effects being both good and bad tend to shape how people think within those countries and even the culture.
Interestingly, this work takes a different approach from the others. Instead of it talking on how western education standards affect non western countries, it asks what can western countries learn from non western ones. It also talks on how culture influences education, western being individualistic and capitalist oriented while nonwestern is more communal and for the people.
Another interesting document. This work is from the perspective of a language teacher not from an english speaking country. She analyzes language acquisition in students as a non english speaker and how they develop the ability to speak a foreign language
I’m concerned about the non-Englishy list of sources. I can see how this work in linguistics and education can be relevant to THT, but the center of gravity should be literary critical pieces that address Ghosh’s work, or perhaps the broader landscape of postcolonial fiction in regard to language differences.