Age, Gender and Social Class in ELT Coursebooks: A Critical Study

Autor/in	Arikan, Arda
Titel	Age, Gender and Social Class in ELT Coursebooks: A Critical Study
Quelle	In: Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 28 (2005), S.29-38 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1300-5340
Schlagwörter	Instructional Materials; World Views; Social Class; Language Teachers; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Sex; Textbooks; Content Analysis; Visual Aids; Cultural Differences; Sex Stereotypes; Pictorial Stimuli + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; World view; Weltanschauung; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Inhaltsanalyse; Anschauungsmaterial; Kultureller Unterschied; Fantasieanregung
Abstract	Recent trends in English Language Teaching (ELT) research necessitates the study of coursebooks and instructional materials from various perspectives including but not limited to their cultural, social, and psychological qualities and effects (Kramsch 2000). Age, social class, and gender, as represented in coursebooks are studied because teachers and students are exposed to many words and images effecting their knowledge, perceptions and world views. In this critical research study, visual materials in two ELT coursebooks are studied by using the insight and perspective derived from Cunningsworth (1995) who had previously examined how age, social class, and gender were represented in ELT coursebooks. It is believed that by focusing on how characters are depicted, possible injustice and imbalance these visual materials may transmit and strengthen stereotypical thinking in students' mindsets will be articulated, verbalized, and eventually solutions will be suggested. Findings revealed that many social imbalances were detectable in these visual materials both quantitatively and qualitatively. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Hacettepe University. Faculty of Education, Beytepe, Ankara 06800, Turkey. Tel: +90-312-2978583; Fax: +90-312-2992083; e-mail: efdergi@hacettepe.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.efdergi.hacettepe.edu.tr
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10