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Gender Discourse Analysis in English Textbooks 课本中的性别语篇系统分析 ? 摘要: 男女在社会中所扮演的角色不仅是一种文化的体现，而且是一种语言现象。 本文对中国目前广泛使用的大学英语精读课本进行了性别语篇系统分析。通过调查三种英语教科书中男女角色在课本中出现的数量比例，赋予男女性的职业或社会角色以及男女的性格品质，从而分析其中的性别主义倾向。作为知识载体的英语教科书中性别的缺失会对语言学习者产生负面的影响，作者在此呼吁教育工作者对教材中性别主义现象的重视，以改变不平等的社会现象。 关键词: 男性 女性 性别 英语课本 Abstract: What roles men and women play in the society is a cultural representation as well as a linguistic phenomenon. This paper examines gender representation in three English Textbooks used at the tertiary level in China. The data selected from these reading textbooks are analyzed along the gender lines for number of males and females who appear, number of occupations attributed to each group and the personalities of males and females. English textbooks are the carriers of knowledge of language for language learners and sexism in textbooks may have negative influence on language learners. The aim of quantifying such factors is to reveal how men and women are depicted in English textbooks. The author hopes that educators should pay attention to the sexism in the teaching materials and to the gender balance between males and females. Key Words: Male Female Gender English Textbook ? 1 Introduction Gender Discourse is the representations of male and female participants in communication. Our consideration of different cultural groups between male and female is regarded as the major cause of gender differences, sexism and other gender issues in the gender discourse system. As English is becoming an important medium of international communication, English language learning in China is booming, and consequently, English language textbooks are in great demand. Every year, textbooks are published to cater to the needs of language learners. But it must be noticed that the sexist elements can find their expressions within the textbooks. The use of sexist texts will influence learners’ viewpoints and even life spontaneously. Thus, the sexism in the textbooks cannot be neglected. The o