Gender Representation In Efl Textbooks In Indonesia (A comparative content analysis between the book of ?When English Rings a Bell? and ?Pioneer?)

This research would investigate and compare the gender representation in two EFL textbooks in Indonesia for junior high school. In detail, the investigation outlined the gender representation through nine criteria of gender major aspects: a) visibility in photos and illustrations, b) visibility in the text, c) topic dominations, d) occupations and employment, e) firstness, f) grammatical function, g) attributed traits and qualities associated with gender, h) types of activities, and i) generic conception. The object of research was two kinds of English textbooks used in SMPIT Aulady ?When English Rings a Bell? and ?Pioneer Book?. The mixedmethod (quantitative and qualitative) was used to gain the number of gender representations and further discussion of education and socio-cultural aspect. To that end, Fairclough's (1989, 1955) model of critical discourse analysis was employed to obtain a socio-cultural portrayal behind textbooks. The findings of this research revealed that ?When English Rings a Bell? indicated a higher percentage of gender equality than ?Pioneer Book?. Statistically, males in ?Pioneer Book? highly dominated almost all aspects of the criteria made, while the distribution is fairly evenly indicated by ?When English Rings a Bell?. The results also indicated that the difference of the socio-cultural aspect determined the different results between these two English textbooks. The results of this research would also suggest the publishers, schools, and English teachers are aware and careful in selecting EFL materials to ease the issue of gender inequality in EFL textbooks and education in general. Keywords: Gender Representation, EFL Textbooks, Comparative content analysi