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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics |
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Routledge studies in sociolinguistics.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Part I Theories of Representation in Relation to Textbooks; 1 Gender Representation in Learning Materials in an International Context; 2 Gender (Representation) in Foreign Language Textbooks: Avoiding Pitfalls and Moving On; Part II Textual Analysis; 3 Gender Representation in Hong Kong Primary English-Language Textbooks: A Corpus Study; 4 Innocent Maths? Gender Representations in German Maths Books; 5 Gender Representations in EFL Textbooks in Turkey; 6 Gender Stereotyping and Linguistic Sexism in Qatari Teaching Materials |
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Part III Beyond the Text7 Textual Representations and Transformations in Teacher Masculinity; 8 Finnish Teachers Exploring Gender Bias in School Textbooks; 9 Gender Positioning through Visual Images in English-Language Textbooks in Nigeria; 10 Gender Socialisation through Literary Texts: A Study of Two Folk Tales Used in a Russian Preschool; 11 Constructing Gender and Sexuality in the EFL Classroom in Poland: Textbook Construction and Classroom Negotiation?; Contributors; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Representations of gender in learning materials convey an implicit message to students about attitudes towards culturally appropriate gender roles for women and men. This collection takes a linguistic approach to exploring theories about gender representation within the sphere of education and textbooks, and their effects on readers and students within an international context.In the opening section, contributors discuss theories of representation and effect, challenging the conventional Althusserian model of interpellation, and acknowledging the challenges of applying Western feminist models within an international context. Following chapters provide detailed analyses focusing on a number of different countries: Australia, Japan, Brazil, Finland, Russia, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Germany, Qatar, Tanzania, and Poland. Through linguistic analysis of vocabulary associated with women and men, content analysis of what women and men say in textbooks, and discourse analysis of the types of linguistic moves associated with women and men, contributors evaluate the extent to which gendered representations in textbooks perpetuate stereotypical gender roles, what the impact may be on learners, and the ways that both teachers and learners interact and engage with these texts |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Language and languages -- Sex differences.
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Language and sex -- Study and teaching
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Sex discrimination in higher education.
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Language and languages -- Sex differences
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Sex discrimination in higher education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mills, Sara
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| ISBN |
9781315764092 |
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1315764091 |
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