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Gender representation in Japanese EFL textbooks–a corpus study

Lee, Jackie F.K.·2018·Gender and Education
DOI 10.1080/09540253.2016.1214690
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This paper seeks to investigate whether the Japanese government’s attempt to promote a ‘gender-equal’ society in recent decades and the improved status of women are reflected in patterns of gender representation in Japanese English as a foreign language textbooks. The study made an analysis of four popular series of English language textbooks published in 2011 for local Japanese students with corpus linguistic tools (e.g. concordancing, keyword in context) to investigate the ratio of female-to-male appearances, the extent of use of gender-neutral and gender-marked constructions, the common adjectives associated with women and men, the common address titles for reference to women, and the order of appearance of women and men. The findings revealed some evidence of gender equity, including common use of gender-inclusive vocabulary (e.g. salesclerk, waitperson) and the neutral address title Ms for women. The ‘male-first’ phenomenon, however, is still prevalent in contemporary Japanese textbooks, suggesting the secondary status of women. Variations were found in different series of textbooks pertaining to the representation of women and men in the domains of quantitative balance and gender stereotyping. It is suggested that specific guidelines be compiled by the education authorities to help textbook authors write educational materials that help promote a gender-fair society in Japan.

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Authors
Lee, J. F. K.
Affiliations
Education University of Hong Kong (HK)
Corresponding author
Lee, Jackie F.K.
ORCID
Lee, Jackie F.K.
Venue
Gender and Education
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2016-07-28
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
379-395
ISSN
  • 0954-0253 (ISSN-L)
  • 1360-0516
DOI
10.1080/09540253.2016.1214690
OpenAlex
W2495266958
Cited by
118
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 4
FWCI
9.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Gender and Education (publishedVersion)
Funders
Meijo University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Studies in Language
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Media, Gender, and Advertising
Keywords
gender representation, EFL textbooks, gender equality, gender stereotypes, gender-neutral vocabulary, women's status, gender equity in education

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