Linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English Language textbooks

Sexist language and gender stereotyping do not only disparage, but can also lower the dignity of one group of people, usually women/girls. If left unchecked, these negative norms of behavior and attitude could be institutionalized and gradually become part of our social and cultural code. Recent...

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Main Authors:	Bahiyah Dato’ Hj. Abdul Hamid, Mohd. Subakir Mohd. Yasin, Kesumawati Abu Bakar, Yuen, Chee Keong, Azhar Jalaluddin
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2008
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2272/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2272/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2272/1/page1_21.pdf

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spelling	ukm-22722016-12-14T06:31:09Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2272/ Linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English Language textbooks Bahiyah Dato’ Hj. Abdul Hamid, Mohd. Subakir Mohd. Yasin, Kesumawati Abu Bakar, Yuen, Chee Keong Azhar Jalaluddin, Sexist language and gender stereotyping do not only disparage, but can also lower the dignity of one group of people, usually women/girls. If left unchecked, these negative norms of behavior and attitude could be institutionalized and gradually become part of our social and cultural code. Recent research findings indicate a strong presence of gender bias and linguistic sexism in the language and content of educational materials such as textbooks and practice books. This paper addresses linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English language school textbooks. Specifically, it looks at: If sexism is inculcated very early in life, how is it inculcated and what is inculcated? Are our school textbooks indirectly and unconsciously functioning as a conduit for the indoctrination and enforcement of sexism and sex role conformity among young Malaysians? This paper presents the preliminary findings of an on-going research study that documents the extent of gender bias and linguistic sexism in selected Malaysian primary and secondary school English language textbooks. Penerbit UKM 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2272/1/page1_21.pdf Bahiyah Dato’ Hj. Abdul Hamid, and Mohd. Subakir Mohd. Yasin, and Kesumawati Abu Bakar, and Yuen, Chee Keong and Azhar Jalaluddin, (2008) Linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English Language textbooks. GEMA: Online Journal of Language Studies, 8 (2). pp. 45-78. ISSN 1675-8021 http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/GEMA%20vol%208%20%282%29%202008/page45_78.pdf
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description	Sexist language and gender stereotyping do not only disparage, but can also lower the dignity of one group of people, usually women/girls. If left unchecked, these negative norms of behavior and attitude could be institutionalized and gradually become part of our social and cultural code. Recent research findings indicate a strong presence of gender bias and linguistic sexism in the language and content of educational materials such as textbooks and practice books. This paper addresses linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English language school textbooks. Specifically, it looks at: If sexism is inculcated very early in life, how is it inculcated and what is inculcated? Are our school textbooks indirectly and unconsciously functioning as a conduit for the indoctrination and enforcement of sexism and sex role conformity among young Malaysians? This paper presents the preliminary findings of an on-going research study that documents the extent of gender bias and linguistic sexism in selected Malaysian primary and secondary school English language textbooks.
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author	Bahiyah Dato’ Hj. Abdul Hamid, Mohd. Subakir Mohd. Yasin, Kesumawati Abu Bakar, Yuen, Chee Keong Azhar Jalaluddin,
spellingShingle	Bahiyah Dato’ Hj. Abdul Hamid, Mohd. Subakir Mohd. Yasin, Kesumawati Abu Bakar, Yuen, Chee Keong Azhar Jalaluddin, Linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English Language textbooks
author_facet	Bahiyah Dato’ Hj. Abdul Hamid, Mohd. Subakir Mohd. Yasin, Kesumawati Abu Bakar, Yuen, Chee Keong Azhar Jalaluddin,
author_sort	Bahiyah Dato’ Hj. Abdul Hamid,
title	Linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English Language textbooks
title_short	Linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English Language textbooks
title_full	Linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English Language textbooks
title_fullStr	Linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English Language textbooks
title_full_unstemmed	Linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English Language textbooks
title_sort	linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in malaysian english language textbooks
publisher	Penerbit UKM
publishDate	2008
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2272/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2272/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2272/1/page1_21.pdf
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Linguistic sexism and gender role stereotyping in Malaysian English Language textbooks

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