EFL TEXTBOOKS AND GENDER REPRESENTATION: A MIXED-METHOD CASE STUDY

Authors

  • Tamara Tošić

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2024.16.6

Keywords:

gender representation, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), English Language Teaching (ELT), textbook analysis, corpus linguistics, Serbian high schools

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the way women and men are represented in two EFL textbooks used in Serbian high schools – Focus 2 and Solutions Pre-Intermediate. In order to thoroughly investigate the topic in question, the study employs both quantitative (frequency counts and collocation analysis) and qualitative (visual aid analysis) research methods. The quantitative data alone shows that women are underrepresented in the corpus. When combined with the qualitative analysis, the data reveals, on the one hand, stereotypical portrayals of both women and men and, on the other, efforts to challenge those stereotypes. The pedagogical implication derived from this small-scale case study is that gender bias should be discussed and problematized by teachers and their students.

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Published

2024-12-30

How to Cite

Tošić, T. (2024). EFL TEXTBOOKS AND GENDER REPRESENTATION: A MIXED-METHOD CASE STUDY. Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies, 16(1), 133–158. https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2024.16.6

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2024): BELLS - volume 16

Section

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS

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