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Gender Representation in Portuguese as a Foreign Language Textbooks Used in China

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dc.contributor.authorLi, Jiaqi
dc.contributor.authorBarbeiro, Luís Filipe
dc.contributor.authorSá, Maria Helena Araújo e
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-13T18:36:46Z
dc.date.available2026-04-13T18:36:46Z
dc.date.issued2025-07-01en_US
dc.date.updated2026-04-10T13:59:19Z
dc.description.abstractForeign language textbooks play a crucial role in education, subtly shaping students’ perceptions through the hidden curriculum, with gender representation being a significant element. This study, based on the perspective of the hidden curriculum, examines gender representation in four Portuguese as a Foreign Language textbooks (two published in China and two in Portugal) and assesses whether they reflect the roles of men and women in contemporary Chinese society. With the aid of the corpus analysis tool AntConc, it analyzes the frequency and proportion of male and female characters, their family and social roles, and gender stereotypes in linguistic structures, such as gendered pronouns and the order of mention of male and female characters. The findings reveal a marked gender imbalance. The representation of genders in four textbooks used in China reflects, to some extent, the current social situation between men and women in China. Chinese textbooks show a significant dominance of male characters, while Portuguese textbooks exhibit a less pronounced imbalance. Gender roles follow traditional stereotypes, with men being associated with leadership and physical work, while women are primarily linked to caregiving, service-oriented roles, and support tasks. Although social activities display greater diversity, stereotypes persist. Portuguese textbooks, however, actively encourage discussions on gender issues. Linguistic analysis highlights the predominance of male characters and their prioritized mention in both types of textbooks. To reduce gender stereotypes, the study recommends implementing editorial guidelines, raising awareness among authors, promoting equitable teaching practices, and training educators and students to identify and address subtle stereotypes.eng
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dc.identifier.citationLi, Jiaqi & Barbeiro, Luis & Sá, Maria. (2025). Gender Representation in Portuguese as a Foreign Language Textbooks Used in China. Journal of Language Teaching and Research. 16. 1434-1444. 10.17507/jltr.1604.36.
dc.identifier.doi10.17507/jltr.1604.36en_US
dc.identifier.issn2053-0684en_US
dc.identifier.issn1798-4769en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-5014464
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/16109
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherJournal of Language Teaching and Research
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://jltr.academypublication.com/index.php/jltr/article/view/10496
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjecttextbooks
dc.subjectteaching and learning of Portuguese as a foreign language (PFL)
dc.subjectgender representation
dc.subjectChina
dc.titleGender Representation in Portuguese as a Foreign Language Textbooks Used in Chinaeng
dc.typeresearch articleen_US
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oaire.citation.endPage1444
oaire.citation.issue4en_US
oaire.citation.startPage1434
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Language Teaching and Researchen_US
oaire.citation.volume16en_US
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
person.familyNameBarbeiro
person.givenNameLuís
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-5798-2904
person.identifier.scopus-author-id10241634900
rcaap.cv.cienciaid6616-A3B7-75C9 | Luís Filipe Tomás Barbeiro
rcaap.rightsopenAccessen_US
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