The Scholastic Dimension
From a scholastic dimension, Kumaravadivelu (2003a) explains that a means of marginality in ELT relates to the way in which Western scholars have treated local knowledge. Taking the former British colonies, India and China, as examples, Alvares (as cited in Kumaravadivelu, 2003a) points out that British scholars have not only ignored but also discredited the scientific and technological advances made in these two ancient civilizations. Kumaravadivelu (2003a) further provides Thomas Macaulay‘s oftquoted statement cited in Alvares‘s book to support his argument