Gender roles in DaF lessons. An analysis of the Planetino series Cover Image

Geschlechterrollen im DaF-Unterricht. Eine Analyse der Serie Planetino.
Gender roles in DaF lessons. An analysis of the Planetino series

Author(s): Ana Maria Neacșu
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics, Language acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: German; German as a foreign language; children; course books;

Summary/Abstract: Foreign languages help adults as well as children to expand their cultural and personal boundaries. They can open new horizons by exposing people to new cultures. But what happens when course books present a stereotypical world from which children learn what roles are assigned to each gender? My research exposes the stereotypes in the Planetino series and the extent to which gender roles are presented to learners as something permanent.

  • Issue Year: 10/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 176-185
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: German