Gulf students rationally chose technical English over its literature

Evidence

The poor student whom Said so derides in fact makes a rational choice, in his own circumstances, in learning the technical aspect and ignoring the aesthetic one. — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 897

Categorization

• SEED: Essay angle: ‘learning English for telexes’ as rational postcolonial agency versus aesthetic-idealist critique.
• XREF: connects to: English in the Gulf serves mainly technical and professional ends — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory: Nations, Classes, Literatures, 403

Broader Connections

• English in the Gulf serves mainly technical and professional ends #corroborates (1.00) — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 403