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Original article | Innovational Research in ELT 2020, Vol. 1(1) 21-33

Gender stereotyping: beliefs and practices of Turkish EFL instructors at a non-profit university

Gizem Arslan

pp. 21 - 33   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/irelt.2020.311.3   |  Manu. Number: MANU-2012-16-0003

Published online: December 17, 2020  |   Number of Views: 182  |  Number of Download: 806


Abstract

The study investigates the beliefs of instructors working in a school of foreign languages of a non-profit university in Turkey towards gender stereotyping, how often they encounter gender-biased behaviours among students and their perception of gender stereotypical practices in the classroom. Data from a questionnaire of 54 teachers were analysed through SPSS. The results reveal that the majority of the participants disagree with stereotyped beliefs. Almost all of them encounter gender-biased behaviours in class and they put gender equitable language into practice.

Keywords: EFL instructors, gender stereotyping, instructor beliefs on gender stereotyping


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APA 6th edition
Arslan, G. (2020). Gender stereotyping: beliefs and practices of Turkish EFL instructors at a non-profit university . Innovational Research in ELT, 1(1), 21-33. doi: 10.29329/irelt.2020.311.3

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Arslan, G. (2020). Gender stereotyping: beliefs and practices of Turkish EFL instructors at a non-profit university . Innovational Research in ELT, 1(1), pp. 21-33.

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Arslan, Gizem (2020). "Gender stereotyping: beliefs and practices of Turkish EFL instructors at a non-profit university ". Innovational Research in ELT 1 (1):21-33. doi:10.29329/irelt.2020.311.3.

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