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School of Liberal Arts
Mae Fah Luang University
School of Liberal Arts
Mae Fah Luang University
ISSN: 2287-0903
This study investigated how males and females are represented in the EFL textbook. The textbook that was utilized in this study was widely used in many high schools in Thailand. The qualitative and quantitative approaches were applied to analyze the collected collocations occurring with gender terms. The collected collocations were classified into three categories: (1) social roles including occupational roles and domestic roles, (2) male and female characters’ activities, and (3) males and females’ characteristics to observe the gender stereotypes. The results revealed that males were more highly represented than females in all three categories. In detail, males were mostly represented in characteristics followed by activities and social roles, respectively, when compared to females. The findings were expected to raise awareness of gender stereotypes in material developers, teachers, and learners.
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