Kalbinė lyties įvaizdžio raiška anglų kalbos vadovėliuose
Linguistic Realization of Gender
Representation in EFL Textbooks
Author(s): Evelina Brusokaitė, Daiva Verikaitė-GaigalienėSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: gender representation; gender-awareness; gender-bias; gender-marked linguistic items
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the research was to determine linguistic means of gender representation in the Lithuanian, British and Argentinian EFL textbooks. To achieve the aim, EFL textbookscirculated in Lithuania (Super English 4), the UK (Speakout) and Argentina (My Life 2) wereanalyzed with regard to linguistic means of gender representation. The results revealed that theLithuanian EFL textbook uses compound nouns and proverbs or sayings comprising a word manwhich is used in its generic meaning. Moreover, the analysis of verbs used to define gender in theBritish EFL textbook demonstrated that females are involved in more various mental processes inrelation to males. In contrast, the Argentinian EFL textbook can be treated as the best-balancedtextbook with regard to gender-biased use of language. Further studies can examine other aspectsof gender representation and cover wider range of EFL textbooks.
Journal: Žmogus ir žodis
- Issue Year: 17/2015
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 19-36
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English