Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, University of Cologne, language: English, abstract: This work aims at presenting and critically discussing gender-related stereotypes in the EFL-classroom and in schools in general and how they affect the pupils' behavior and development. The students' as well as the teachers' ascriptions towards the two genders "male" and "female" are being discussed and the way teachers should be aware of gender-related stereotypes is brought up. First, the different aspects of heterogeneity in the EFL-classroom are defined. Afterwards, gender as one aspect of heterogeneity is elucidated. The terms gender and sex are being differentiated and important aspects of gender equity and gender differences are named. Chapter 4 deals with gender-related stereotypes in the EFL-classroom and in school in general. The ideal female and the ideal male characteristics are specified and disadvantages of gender-related ascriptions by teachers and pupils are discussed. The last chapter illustrates the teachers' role in the EFL-classroom where stereotypes are practiced and how they should react to gender-related ascriptions. The work closes with a conclusion.
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