Gender Analysis on “When English Rings the Bell”, an English Textbook for Grade Seven
| Main Author: | Isak Sambata; Mahasiswa |
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| Format: | PeerReviewed |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2014
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| Online Access: |
http://karya-ilmiah.um.ac.id/index.php/sastra-inggris/article/view/35272 |
Daftar Isi:
- ABSTRAK This study was conducted to find gender representation in an English textbook published by the Educational Minister of Indonesia entitled When English Rings the Bell. Four main aspects were evaluated in this study: (1) male and female characters in the text and illustration, (2) female and male characters’ occupational and non-occupational activity, (3) amount of talk in mixed gender dialogue, and (4) stereotypes promoted through text and illustration. The design of this study was descriptive by using quantitative and qualitative approach. The quantitative data were collected by counting the number of male and female characters appeared in the textbook,their representations in the occupational and non-occupational activities and the number of words uttered by both genders in mixed gender dialogue. The gap was considered imbalanced if it was above 5%. The qualitative data were collected by identifying the roles andactivities portrayed for both genders to see the existence of stereotype. The result of the study revealed that the occurrence of both genders in the text and illustration was imbalanced. In the text, female characters occurredless frequently as main character which was 8.11% lower than male characters. In illustration, male appeared 18% more frequent than female. For occupational activities portrayed, females were given 12.50% fewer than male. In non-occupational activities the difference of at home related activities was 14.82%, at school related activities was 5.56% and hobby/interest/leisure activities was 65.22%. In addition,female characters were given 5.85% opportunity to utter more words in mixed gender dialogues but male still dominated in initiating the conversation. Some stereotypes were also found in the textbook where women were still depicted doing domestic work individually without the help of men. The result of this study is expected to be useful for the revision of the next publication. It can also be useful for other publishers and textbook writers and also English teachers to be aware of gender balance in textbooks they publish and or use. Future researcher are suggested to conduct study about gender representation in the textbook on the aspects that the researcher has not covered yet like generic masculine terms, adjectives used describing male and female characters or they may also conduct study by involving textbook writers and publishers and students and teachers as source of information.