Representaciones sobre género en el libro de texto de Lengua y Literatura del noveno grado de EGB: aproximación desde un análisis crítico del discurso

Abstract

This research project is called "Representations on gender in the textbook of Language and Literature of the ninth grade of EGB: approach from a critical analysis of discourse" is framed in the city of Cuenca. The main objective of this research is to know the influence of the contents of the textbook of the subject of Language and Literature in the construction of gender of the ninth grade students of the aforementioned educational institution. Regarding the theoretical foundation of the project, it is based on three main axes: gender perspective, gender discourses and education, referring to the school context. To respond to the aforementioned objective, we start from a qualitative approach, supported by the techniques of critical discourse analysis and an approach to ethnography. The results obtained allowed us to identify the discourses and gender representations that are handled in the textbook and in the classroom context of the ninth grade of EGB. The results obtained allowed us to identify that students have a critical stance against stereotypes present in the content of the textbook and in their daily educational context. On the other hand, regarding the textbook, we identified that in its design the use of a neutral language was not taken into consideration, because we discovered androcentric terms in the narrative of the activities, readings and other linguistic content. Likewise, we evidence an invisibility of the figure of women in contents such as poetry, mythology, historical events, among others. However, despite this position in a large part of the students, we show that there are fewer comments that denote prejudices, roles and stereotypes about a gender. And, on the other hand, there is also the scarce implementation of content that promotes inclusion and respect for other gender identities.