Evaluating English for Informatics Engineering : Gender Representation
Canda Putri Anggini
English Education Department, School of Postgraduate Studies,
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia.
candaanggini15[at]gmail.com
Abstract
Textbook is an important tool that cannot be separated from the process of teaching English. Many teachers in Indonesia choose to make their own book for some reasons. However, the quality of the book is sometimes questioned and many textbook writers were not aware of gender representation in making textbook. Therefore, textbook should be carefully selected to provide proper materials for the learners. This study was intended to evaluate the gender representation in English for Informatics textbook used in teaching ESP for Informatics students. The framework employed in this study was proposed by Porreca. There are some aspects to evaluate gender representation namely the omission rate, firstness, occupations, nouns designating for female and male, masculine generic construction, and adjectives. The result of the study showed that males are represented more in some aspects.
Keywords: Gender Representation, Textbook Evaluation
Topic: International Conference of English Language Teaching, Literature & Linguistics