Gender Imbalances in the Visual Discourse of Moroccan EFL Textbooks: A Critical Image Analysis.

Benattabou, Driss

doi:10.48185/jtls.v1i1.20

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“…In Morocco, some scholars have dealt with gender representation in EFL textbooks (Benattabou, 2020;Bouzid, 2019;Jaafari, 2016;Mechouat, 2017). Male and female characters engaged in different communication strategies, and females took fewer turns than males and were assigned to more minor professional positions, according to Jaafari (2016).…”

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Gender Representation in Moroccan EFL Textbooks’ Conversations: A Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis

Benlaghrissi

2022

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By employing two analytical methods, this study investigates gender representation in the conversations of an EFL textbook currently used in Moroccan secondary schools. First, a quantitative content analysis studies the following four criteria: (1) dialogue initiation, (2) turn-taking, (3) the number of words used, and (4) the number of participants. Second, a qualitative content analysis of all the textbook conversations is carried out by examining males’ and females’ topics of the talks, their active/passive roles, their high/low status, and gender differences in language use. Although the results indicated a minor numeric difference favouring males, the qualitative analysis proved an obvious stereotypical depiction of female participants in conversations' topics by connecting them with household chores' issues and assigning them traditional gender roles. Furthermore, gender differences in language use were discovered, which confirms the results of prominent figures in the area, such as Lakoff (1975), Spender (1980), and Tannen (1991). The paper ends with a conclusion and some recommendations aiming at supporting textbooks free of sexist attitudes.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Gender Representation in Moroccan EFL Textbooks’ Conversations: A Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis

Benlaghrissi

2022

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“…This statement stresses Romaine's contention that women have often been overlooked, if not to say utterly marginalized, from the linguistic and the sociolinguistic research during the first part of the twentieth century. This viewpoint emphasizes the conspicuous presence of manly speech and social domination (Benattabou, 2020(Benattabou, , 2021a. However, nowadays the question of how to conceptualize the male/female relationship, whether it is one of domination or differentiation has been subject to highly controversial and sizeable debates.…”

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“…In response to that, they should strictly avoid any qualities that may associate them with the other sex. Throughout history, women have oftentimes been taught to display the feminine qualities of weakness, passivity and deference to men (Benattabou, 2020(Benattabou, , 2021b. Accordingly, women are socially expected to develop language styles that reflect a psychological state of insecurity and powerlessness, which can easily be misinterpreted for over-politeness.…”

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Cross Gender Oral Communication from Biological Difference and Socialized Identity to Mutual Understanding

Benfilali

Nadif

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Language is an indispensable instrument whereby we organize and build our social ties in our communities, and society at large. Human language is critically interwoven into the processes whereby human beings communicate, build knowledge, transmit information, and determine the identity of both the addresser and the addressee in any communicational exchange. We could hypothetically assert that if there is unmistakably one thing without which man as a species can hardly live in the social realm, it is language par excellence. In an admittedly multi-layered and inherently complex sociolinguistic configuration, the individual speaker’s linguistic choice, the different roles he or she plays, be they in a position of addresser or addressee, and the various situations where the speech takes place do serve as markers reflecting one’s identity and communication styles. In this respect, factors such as sex, age, level of education, occupation, race, and geographical origin can virtually be reflected via one’s speech. This article sets out to analyze (1) the influential role of speech, (2) gender and identity, (3) dominance/difference, and (4) cross-gender oral communication in the Moroccan context using a homogenous convenience sample of Moroccan participants. This study falls within the scope of gender studies. Its major aim is to demonstrate the roles that mixed-gendered interlocutors can play in order to maintain effective communication. Therefore, their perceptions regarding interruptions, conversation dominance, turn-taking and choice of topics in conversations are analyzed. Different research instruments have been implemented to collect data including recordings of real-life conversational speech, classroom observation, and interviews. The findings indicate that gender-based differences permeate the conversational styles of both men and women across cultures and with divergent degrees of strength and expression. It has also been shown that although communication breakdown is a source of frustration, it remains a common phenomenon in social interactions. Therefore, overcoming difficulties in maintaining effective communication between members of different genders is dependent on the interlocutors’ belief that accepting difference in language and communication styles can make cross-gender communication a satisfactory social experience. This study is expected to raise awareness regarding the socialization processes the two sex groups have gone through which shape in substantial ways the way they speak, behave and interact among each other.

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“…The rationale behind is to enable them to perform well in their academic career and transfer their writing skills outside the classroom. Good writing is highly required to inform , express views, persuade, inspire , create and call for action, (Akki & Larouz, 2021;Benattabou, 2020) .…”

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An Analysis of Major Difficulties Moroccan Engineering Students Encounter in Argumentative Essay Writing

Beniche

2021

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The aim of this study is to analyse argumentative essay errors made by Moroccan students in Preparatory Classes of Higher Engineering Schools (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles) ( CPGE).The participants of this study were 1st year Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Sciences (PCSI ) students in CPGE Omar Ibn Al Khattab, Meknes . 68 students participated in the study which means that all PCSI students were involved. The study uses a mixed method design. In the quantitative method, the data was gathered from students’ argumentative essay tests. Students’ errors were quantified numerically and the contents of teachers’ interviews were analyzed qualitatively. The results of the study demonstrate clearly that CPGE students’ difficulties in essay writing are aligned to many factors . Firstly, CPGE Students’ lack language proficiency. They have serious language problems accumulated from previous years of study. Secondly , students lack motivation as they do not find pleasure in writing and perceive it as a tiring and boring task. Thirdly, they do not read a lot which makes the task of writing very hard. Fourthly , students do not master the techniques of writing a structured essay. In fact, it is a process that requires many steps to be followed from introduction to conclusion . The study ended up by suggesting possible solution to overcome such difficulties.

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Gender Imbalances in the Visual Discourse of Moroccan EFL Textbooks: A Critical Image Analysis.

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

Gender Representation in Moroccan EFL Textbooks’ Conversations: A Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis

Gender Representation in Moroccan EFL Textbooks’ Conversations: A Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis

Cross Gender Oral Communication from Biological Difference and Socialized Identity to Mutual Understanding

An Analysis of Major Difficulties Moroccan Engineering Students Encounter in Argumentative Essay Writing

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