One of the areas of greatest interest in Applied Linguistics in the field of language and sexuality is heteronormativity and its persistence in the EFL classroom. Heteronormativity informs the Cypriot EFL classroom and reinforces the belief that students fall into two distinct genders, which exist in order to fulfil complementary roles, while…

This paper seeks to investigate whether the Japanese government's attempt to promote a 'gender-equal' society in recent decades and the improved status of women are reflected in patterns of gender representation in Japanese English as a foreign language textbooks. The study made an analysis of four popular series of English language textbooks…

This paper examines the nature and extent of gender stereotyping, both linguistic and pictorial, in a set of 10 Australian English-language textbooks for intermediate learners. In order to determine how accurately the books reflect the status of women in contemporary Australian society a content and linguistic analysis was conducted, focusing on,…