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The Internet TESL Journal, vol.1, pp.1, 2007 (Non Peer-Reviewed Journal)
ELT coursebooks represent the world of the youth, a fact that may cause many social misconceptions. Coursebooks’ portrayal of the elderly can be regarded as negative stereotyping as this paper exemplifies. The solution can be found in teachers’ willingness to create a classroom atmosphere in which he or she carries out a more socially responsible way of teaching. In this paper, some portrayals of the elderly in coursebooks are given, followed by some suggestions to minimize the negative effects of such materials.