La representación axiológica del género y la orientación sexual en libros de texto de inglés para Secundaria

Abstract

In this paper we analyse a series of EFL textbooks for Secondary School according to gender and sexual orientation axiological parameters. With this article we aim at focusing on the central role textbooks play in the transmission and perpetuation of social stereotypes related to identities. To carry out this research we have selected five textbooks which are currently being used in Spain in Secondary Education. These coursebooks have been edited by five different publishing houses to offer a wide perspective on otherness-related values. After describing and analyzing the corpus, we will discuss the way cross-curricular education and otherness-related differences are treated. We will be able to prove whether the textbooks selected transmit sexist, heterosexist, or homophobic values in an explicit or implict way.