Abstract
This study focuses on gender representation of the picture, dialogue, and reading texts in a textbook – Bahasa Inggria Untuk Kelas X SMA/MA. For Grade X Senior High School. It used a descriptive qualitative approach, and its objective was both to investigate gender representation in the pictures, dialogue, and reading text and, the representation between them. The study revealed that male domination was found in the picture, dialogues and, reading text as seen from gender visibility, gender-specific nouns, gender-stereotypes. Only, in the dialogues gender stereotype was dominated by female. The relation between picture, reading text and, dialogues, have similarity was dominated by a male, as seen from gender-neutral and gender-specific nouns. Although gender stereotypes and gender visibility in the dialogue were dominated by a female. Gender visibility, gender stereotype, gender-neutral and gender-specific noun between reading texts and pictures, have similarity was dominated by male. The representation between reading text and pictures support each other because they are mutually sustainable. Gender visibility and gender stereotype in the reading text and dialogue have unequal dominated. Gender visibility in the reading text is dominated by a male, while gender visibility in the dialogue is dominated by a female.
Highlights
Gender equality is a highly discussed subject in today’s society
This present study aims to explain three main points on gender such as picture, dialogue, and reading text which is represented in the textbook
Gender-neutral and gender-specific noun in the reading texts and dialogues of the textbook The Relation Between Pictures And Dialogues they have similarity was dominated by male
Summary
Gender equality is a highly discussed subject in today’s society. Generally, men's and women’s access to equality differs concerning salaries, respect, and power. Gender refers to female and male roles constructed by society. The linguistic evidence shows what kind of things done by man is called as masculine, done by a woman is called as feminine, and language with gender-free is called neuter (Mustedanagic, 2010) From these roles of language, it can be assumed that gender especially its identity can be represented, constructed, and contested through language. We need education about gender knowledge, it should be learned from the family, society, and culture. In this case, education is important to take this role. 2) From that statement, it can be understood that gender inequality may be found in teaching and learning materials, like a textbook. It was aimed to answer (1) How is gender representation in the picture, dialogues and, reading text of the textbook? (2) how is gender representation between picture, dialoges, and reading text of the textbook?
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