Abdullah Gharbavi|Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi
A Content Analysis of Textbooks: Investigating Gender Bias as a Social Prominence in Iranian High School English Textbooks
Payame Noor University|Payame Noor University
paper aims look language gender bias efl textbooksit second series three complementary papers look sexism see gharbavi mousavi 2012all use corpus however different methodologythe paper points areas remain problematical design textbooksfour english textbooks currently taught iranian high schools chosen sample studythree categories textbooks examined male female visibility illustrations texts malefemale occupational rolesfirst content analysis conducted data frequency category calculated compared one anotherthe results chisquare test indicated significant difference frequencies male female different categories studythe findings followed analysis interpretation special attention given relationship language sexism ideologypedagogical implications study discussed