scholarly journals The Application of Functional Linguistics in Exposing Gender Bias in Iranian High School English Textbooks

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Gharbavi ◽  
Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
High School English ◽  
Functional Linguistics ◽  
English Textbooks

scholarly journals Gender Role in Saudi Arabian Female High School English Textbooks Traveller 1 and Traveller 2

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Waleed B. Al Abiky
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Students ◽  
High School English ◽  
Female High School ◽  
English Textbooks

In an era of rapid and sustainable alterations, Saudi Arabia are now going through transformation in gender roles and opportunities. The current study aimed to investigate the gender roles in the two major English language textbooks widely used by Saudi female high school students, namely Traveller 1 and Traveller 2, which has been taught since 2013. To achieve the study goals, a mixed method was used; Content Analysis and a compiling quantitative data in which the corpus of the two English textbooks were analyzed and frequencies and percentages of gender appearances and activities were also calculated. The major findings of the study are 1) the textbooks contained some obvious gender bias and imbalance; 2) males were predominant whereas females were completely absent or marginalized; 3) females’ pictures and participations in dialogues were very limited; 4) dialogues were largely male-male predominant and were about various topics; 5) males signed to gender roles significantly higher and more aggressive; 6) in contrast, females had weaker roles and never shown as symbolic or even significant social figures.

scholarly journals Analyzing Writing Tasks in Japanese High School English Textbooks: English I, II, and Writing

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Mayumi Kobayakawa
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Writing Instruction ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
High School English ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Free Writing ◽  
Guided Writing ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
English I

A quantitative comparative analysis of writing tasks in English I, II, and Writing textbooks was conducted in this study. Writing tasks in the textbooks were classified into four categories: controlled writing, guided writing, translation, and free writing; and 14 subcategories. The results of the analysis show that both English I and II textbooks featured mostly controlled writing tasks and fill-in-the-blank with translation tasks, while Writing textbooks included various translation and controlled writing tasks. Overall, guided writing and free writing tasks rarely appeared in the textbooks analyzed. According to the Japanese government’s (MEXT) course of study, writing instruction is generally related to free writing tasks. Therefore, free writing skills are necessary to develop students’ practical communication abilities as defined by MEXT. These findings suggest that teachers need to support the development of practical communication abilities by proactively increasing the free writing activities in English classes. 高等学校英語教科書における「書くこと」の課題比較分析：英語Ⅰ・Ⅱ、ライティングについて 本研究では、英語Ⅰ・Ⅱ、ライティング教科書における「書くこと」の課題の量的比較分析を行った。分類方法としては、教科書の書く活動を制限作文、誘導作文、和文英訳、自由英作文の4つに大別し、さらにこれらの活動を14種類の課題に分類した。分析結果によると、英語Ⅰ・Ⅱ教科書では制限作文や日本文を見て一文埋める問題、ライティング教科書では和文英訳や制限作文の課題が多く設定されていた。全体的な特徴として、誘導作文と自由英作文の課題の占める割合は少なかった。「書くこと」に関する学習指導要領の記述内容は主に自由英作文の課題と関連していることから、文部科学省が定義する「実践的コミュニケーション能力」を育成するためには、自由英作文を書く技能が必要である。したがって、英語授業における書く活動では、自由英作文を書く機会を積極的に増やすことにより、「実践的コミュニケーション能力」の育成を支援する必要があると示唆される。

scholarly journals Discourse Markers in High School English Textbooks in Iran

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Talebinejad ◽  
Azam Namdar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Discourse Markers ◽  
High School English ◽  
English Textbooks

Categorization of writing tasks in Iranian senior high school English textbooks

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-146
Author(s):  
Mohammad Aliakbari ◽  
Hassan Tarlani‐Aliabadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
High School English ◽  
English Textbooks

scholarly journals Corpus-based analysis of adjective synonyms used in new high school English textbooks, centering on fast, quick, and rapid

STEM Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hur, Kwang ◽  
김희진
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School English ◽  
English Textbooks
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