Women Representation in Indonesian ELT Textbook: A Comparative Study of Junior and Senior High School ELT textbook

Isnaeni Martha Fadhila (University of Singaperbangsa Karawang)

ISLLAC : Journal of Intensive Studies on Language, Literature, Art, and Culture
Vol 6, No 1 (2022)

This study aims to analyze female characters’ visibility by comparing two junior high school textbooks (VII and IX) and two senior high school English textbooks (X and XII). This research used social context parameters such as (1)  family (2) occupations (3) school participation and achievement, and (4) hobbies and interests. The findings shows some differences between female and male characters in the texts and illustrations in JHS and SHS ELT textbooks. The result found there are some significant differences of female representation in the ELT textbooks for JHS and SHS.