Detail Gender-discriminatory Language and Gender-stereotyped Images in Japanese Junior High School English Textbooks   Oleh:  Ishikawa, Yuka Jenis: Article from Proceeding Dalam koleksi: The 32nd Thailand TESOL International Conference Proceedings 2012; Teacher Collaboration: Shaping the Classroom of the Future. Bangkok, Thailand, 27-28 January 2012, page 126-135. Fulltext: Yuka Ishikawa.pdf (634.45KB) Isi artikel This paper examines the use of gender-discriminatory language and gender stereotypes seen in twelve English textbooks for Japanese junior high school students. The textbooks were all screened by the Japanese government (MEXT), which declares that one of the goals of English education in Japan is to foster the ability to make impartial judgments and cultivate a rich sensibility. The study investigates five interrelated research questions, focusing on courtesy titles for women, and descriptions and illustrations of males and females at work, at home, and at school. The results of the study have revealed several discriminatory expressions and illustrations, which may reconstruct and maintain gender stereotypes. Although gender-fair titles Mr. and Ms. are used in all the textbooks surveyed in this study and Ms. accounts for almost 70% of the total number of titles used for women, Ms. is used only for female teachers, who are always under a male principal, and other women who are not teachers are addressed with Mrs. or Miss. Both descriptions and illustrations associate men and boys with paid work, study, and sports, and women and girls with unpaid housework, childrearing, and cooking. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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