text readability in translating children’s literature and its evaluation   m. h. ghorashi*            s. aminzadeh** birjand university   abstract in this study, the phenomenon of readability and its evaluation in the domain of children`s literature and translation will be discussed.  some ambiguities and misunderstandings regarding readability are cleared. after presenting some definitio...

esl/efl books play a crucial role in shaping language learners worldview of gender roles in society. the present study investigated the status of sexism in two sets of efl textbooks, one developed by non-native iranian authors (ili series) and the other by native authors (top notch series). first, two books from each series was selected randomly. then, a quantitative analysis was carried out wi...