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Intersection of gender, globalization, and religion in local and globalized ELT textbooks in Iran

This paper examines gender representation in two textbook series: Solutions, published by an international publisher, and the Iran Language Institute (ILI) series, written by local writers. Evidence of gender representation is drawn from the analysis of their religious content in the narrative texts...

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Main Authors: Ghajarieh, Amir, Mohd. Don, Zuraidah, Mozaheb, Mohammad Amin, Ghandil, Ghazaleh
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Language:English
Published: UPM Press 2023
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P Philology. Linguistics
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http://dx.doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.4.10
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spelling my.utm.1061932024-06-19T08:46:11Z http://eprints.utm.my/106193/ Intersection of gender, globalization, and religion in local and globalized ELT textbooks in Iran Ghajarieh, Amir Mohd. Don, Zuraidah Mozaheb, Mohammad Amin Ghandil, Ghazaleh P Philology. Linguistics PE English This paper examines gender representation in two textbook series: Solutions, published by an international publisher, and the Iran Language Institute (ILI) series, written by local writers. Evidence of gender representation is drawn from the analysis of their religious content in the narrative texts and the illustrations. The analysis of gender representation is guided by six criteria: visibility in pictures, visibility in text, firstness, character activity, occupations, and topic dominance. The findings indicate that in both textbook series, males exhibit greater visibility and dominance in relation to character and occupation. The gender representation varies significantly. These results substantiate previous investigations conducted elsewhere, highlighting the gender imbalance in textbook representation. The examination of gender representation at the intersection of religion in local textbooks also revealed that intersectionality in social sciences can further perpetuate gender bias in educational materials. These findings serve as a call to action for textbook authors and education policymakers to prioritize gender equality representation within the context of religion and globalization in language education textbooks authored by local writers. This research holds implications for language teaching approaches fostering intercultural competence, specifically in English as a lingua franca. UPM Press 2023-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/106193/1/ZuraidahMohdDon2023_IntersectionofGenderGlobalizationandReligion.pdf Ghajarieh, Amir and Mohd. Don, Zuraidah and Mozaheb, Mohammad Amin and Ghandil, Ghazaleh (2023) Intersection of gender, globalization, and religion in local and globalized ELT textbooks in Iran. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 31 (4). pp. 1525-1542. ISSN 0128-7702 http://dx.doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.4.10 DOI:10.47836/pjssh.31.4.10
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Ghajarieh, Amir
Mohd. Don, Zuraidah
Mozaheb, Mohammad Amin
Ghandil, Ghazaleh
Intersection of gender, globalization, and religion in local and globalized ELT textbooks in Iran
description This paper examines gender representation in two textbook series: Solutions, published by an international publisher, and the Iran Language Institute (ILI) series, written by local writers. Evidence of gender representation is drawn from the analysis of their religious content in the narrative texts and the illustrations. The analysis of gender representation is guided by six criteria: visibility in pictures, visibility in text, firstness, character activity, occupations, and topic dominance. The findings indicate that in both textbook series, males exhibit greater visibility and dominance in relation to character and occupation. The gender representation varies significantly. These results substantiate previous investigations conducted elsewhere, highlighting the gender imbalance in textbook representation. The examination of gender representation at the intersection of religion in local textbooks also revealed that intersectionality in social sciences can further perpetuate gender bias in educational materials. These findings serve as a call to action for textbook authors and education policymakers to prioritize gender equality representation within the context of religion and globalization in language education textbooks authored by local writers. This research holds implications for language teaching approaches fostering intercultural competence, specifically in English as a lingua franca.
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author Ghajarieh, Amir
Mohd. Don, Zuraidah
Mozaheb, Mohammad Amin
Ghandil, Ghazaleh
author_facet Ghajarieh, Amir
Mohd. Don, Zuraidah
Mozaheb, Mohammad Amin
Ghandil, Ghazaleh
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title Intersection of gender, globalization, and religion in local and globalized ELT textbooks in Iran
title_short Intersection of gender, globalization, and religion in local and globalized ELT textbooks in Iran
title_full Intersection of gender, globalization, and religion in local and globalized ELT textbooks in Iran
title_fullStr Intersection of gender, globalization, and religion in local and globalized ELT textbooks in Iran
title_full_unstemmed Intersection of gender, globalization, and religion in local and globalized ELT textbooks in Iran
title_sort intersection of gender, globalization, and religion in local and globalized elt textbooks in iran
publisher UPM Press
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utm.my/106193/1/ZuraidahMohdDon2023_IntersectionofGenderGlobalizationandReligion.pdf
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