Gender Bias in English Textbooks of Buku SekolahElektronik for Junior High School

The objectives of this study are to (1) find the type of sentences which contained gender bias, and (2) explain the aspects of gender bias contained in the English textbooks for Junior High School. This research is a qualitative research using content analysis. The data source in this study is the revised edition of the English Textbook published by The Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia. In collecting data, researchers used the documentation method. The researcher uses the theory from Frank (1972) to find the types of sentence and uses the theory from Nagatomo (2011) to explain aspects of gender bias contained in English Textbooks of Junior High School. In this study, researchers found the results of the study, which showed that there were four types of sentences and three aspects of gender bias in the English textbook of the Ministry of Education and Culture. (1) Four types of sentences, namely declarative sentences 33.3% , interrogative sentences 30%, imperative sentences 26.7%, and exclamatory sentences 10%. Declarative sentence as the dominant sentence used by teacher when teaching in the class. And (2) three aspects of gender bias, namely gender visibility 36.7%, gender neutral 33.3%, and gender stereotype 30%. Gender visibility as the dominant aspect of gender bias, because teachers often use names of students in sentences when teaching in the class.