Drawing on social constructionism theory, this paper explored the portrayal of celebrities (famous individuals) in an English as a foreign language (EFL) textbook series, English for Palestine, in terms of nationality and gender depiction. The data were extracted and classified by performing a quantitative content analysis of the textbooks. Frequency counts were used to highlight the tendencies and recurrences in the gathered data. Findings revealed that the majority of celebrities were either American or British, and female celebrities were underrepresented with respect to their number and occupational roles. The effects of such under-representations are discussed in relation to giving way to intercultural misunderstandings, forming sex-biased attitudes, fostering stereotypical female roles, and affecting young girls’ academic achievement and long-term career choices. The importance of the study stems from the fact that it targets the most widely used EFL textbook series in the schools of Palestine. Hence, the recommended amendments to the textbook series, if taken into consideration by stakeholders, would have an immense impact on a significant number of English language learners.

العنوان

PASAA

الناشر

Chulalongkorn University Language Institute (CULI)

بلد الناشر

تايلند

Indexing

Scopus

معامل التأثير

None

نوع المنشور

مطبوع فقط

المجلد

69

السنة

2024

الصفحات

473–498