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Gender representation in Iranian English language coursebooks

Is sexism still alive?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2019

Mahdi Dahmardeh  and
Sung-Do Kim
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The representation of gender in foreign language teaching has attracted the attention of many scholars and has been investigated in different parts of the world. Due to its potential for deep impact on pupils, it is a matter of great concern. Discrimination against a gender group in coursebooks can lead to harmful impacts on pupils' development as well as on their future academic and career (Lee, 2018). The lack of representation of females in language coursebooks may seriously harm their ability to understand the target language as well as its culture (Rifkin, 1998).

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , March 2020 , pp. 12 - 22
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019

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