2018
DOI: 10.1111/ijal.12241
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Inclusion and exclusion in foreign language education: A critical overview, with illustrations from studies of a German classroom for young secondary learners and of five Polish textbooks

Abstract: Funding information British CouncilThe foreign language classroom is in many ways feminine and heteronormative. But if male students feel excluded, late 20th century studies showed mixed-sex classroom interaction to be dominated by boys, and women's and girls'representation in textbooks to be lacking. Relatedly, students who do not identify as heterosexual can be 'othered', and are absent from textbooks. I provide brief, illustrative accounts of two empirical studies-of gender and classroom interaction, with d… Show more

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“…Gender representation in textbooks has been a significant source of concern since it deals with how girls and boys are allocated specific social roles imposed by their community and society. Gender portrayal is, indeed, ideologically charged (Lee, 2018;Sunderland, 2019). Besides, ELT materials (for example, textbooks, handouts, and sourcebooks) often express implicit-explicit moral and cultural values (Widodo, 2017), while gender differences may contribute to the portrayal of Gender stereotyping should also be considered.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Gender representation in textbooks has been a significant source of concern since it deals with how girls and boys are allocated specific social roles imposed by their community and society. Gender portrayal is, indeed, ideologically charged (Lee, 2018;Sunderland, 2019). Besides, ELT materials (for example, textbooks, handouts, and sourcebooks) often express implicit-explicit moral and cultural values (Widodo, 2017), while gender differences may contribute to the portrayal of Gender stereotyping should also be considered.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%