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Family depiction (Link 1, p. 6-7, © Fagbokforlaget)

Family depiction (Link 1, p. 6-7, © Fagbokforlaget)

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Figure 2: Family depiction (Link 1, p. 6-7, © Fagbokforlaget)
Figure 3: Binary pronouns illustrated (Link 2, p. 42, p. 79; ©...
Figure 4: Boy-and-girl representations (Link 1, p. 16; © Fagbokforlaget)
Figure 5: The strictly gender-binary family (Link 1, p. 52; ©...
+12 Figure 6: Unnecessarily gendering birthday kids (Link 2, p. 64-65; ©...
Motschenbacher, Heiko (2025): “How heteronormative are English textbooks in Norway? A critical discourse analysis of the textbook series Link.” ELLA – Education, Literature, Language 3.1 (Article 2): 1–44.
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  • Feb 2025
This study seeks to assess the degree of heteronormativity found in the English textbooks that are currently used in Norwegian schools. For this purpose, gender and sexuality are highlighted as dimensions of inclusion in foreign language education. It is argued that a non-, under-, or misrepresentation of marginalized or minoritized social groups f...
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... textbooks Link 1 and Link 2 form a unity in the sense that the main characters whom we encounter in these books are identical. Both books introduce the same five families in the beginning (Link 1/2, p. 6-7, see Figure 2; Fagbokforlaget has kindly allowed me to reproduce individual images from the textbooks). This prominent presentation at the start highlights the family as a central topic throughout these books and sets the scene for a social space where discursive constructions of heteronormativity may surface in the way romantic couples as well as female and male characters are presented. ...
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... Figure 2, we see that each family contains one child as a central character (two girls named Mercy and Thea as well as three boys named Aryan, James, and Jonathan). This centrality is signified by the children being the only people who are named in the picture. ...