Inge Rakhma Kanina, 2016
An Evaluation of Reading Materials in “English in Focus” Textbook for Seventh Grade Students in One of Junior High Schools in Bandung
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF APPROVAL ... i
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ... ii
PREFACE ... iii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ... iv
ABSTRACT ... vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii
LIST OF TABLES ... x
LIST OF CHARTS ... xii
LIST OF FIGURES ... xiii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 Research Questions ... 4
1.3 Purpose of the Study ... 4
1.4 Scope of the Study ... 4
1.5 Significance of the Study ... 5
1.6 Clarification of Terms ... 5
1.7 Organization of the Paper ... 6
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW ... 7
2.1 The Nature of Textbook ... 7
2.1.1 The Definition ... 7
2.1.2 The Roles of Textbook in Language Teaching ... 8
2.1.3 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Textbook ... 9
2.2 Reading Materials in an English Textbook ... 12
Inge Rakhma Kanina, 2016
An Evaluation of Reading Materials in “English in Focus” Textbook for Seventh Grade Students in One of Junior High Schools in Bandung
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2.4 Materials Evaluation ... 22
2.5 Definition of Perception ... 24
2.6 Related Research Reports ... 26
2.7 Concluding Remark ... 28
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOOGY ... 29
3.1 Research Design ... 29
3.2 Subject and Respondents of the Research... 30
3.3 Data Collection Techniques ... 31
3.3.1 Document Analysis ... 31
3.3.2 Interview ... 32
3.4 Data Analysis ... 34
3.4.1 Data Analysis for Checklist ... 34
3.4.2 Data Analysis for Interview ... 34
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ... 35
4.1 The subject matter should be well graded ... 36
4.1.1 The gradation of texts should be increased from easy to difficult ... 36
4.1.2 The text should provide new knowledge for students... 42
4.1.3 The materials should be suitable with the syllabus ... 46
4.2 The Words and Structure are carefully graded ... 49
4.2.1 Words and structure already learned and repeated in the coming pages...50
4.3 Clear and unambiguous instruction should be given in the practice and exercise ... 56
4.3.1 The instruction of practice and exercise should be clear and unambiguous ... 57
4.3.2 The exercise and practice consists of three level of questions ... 59
4.4 Teachers’ perception about the reading materials in “English in Focus” textbook ... 62
Inge Rakhma Kanina, 2016
An Evaluation of Reading Materials in “English in Focus” Textbook for Seventh Grade Students in One of Junior High Schools in Bandung
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 65
5.1 Conclusion ... 65
5.2 Suggestion ... 67
REFERENCES ... 68
Inge Rakhma Kanina, 2016
An Evaluation of Reading Materials in “English in Focus” Textbook for Seventh Grade Students in One of Junior High Schools in Bandung
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Richard’s Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Textbook ... 11
Table 2.2 Level of Question ... 21
Table 2.3 Specification of Reading Materials Evaluation Checklist (Patel and Jain, 2008) ... 24
Table 3.3 Specification of Reading Materials Evaluation Checklist (Patel and Jain, 2008) ... 34
Table 4.1 The Subject Matter Should be Well Graded ... 36
Table 4.2 Readability Score of Reading Texts in Chapter 3 ... 40
Table 4.3 Readability Score of Reading Texts in Chapter 6 ... 41
Table 4.4 The words and structure are carefully graded ... 48
Table 4.5 Simple Present Tense on the Reading Materials... 50
Table 4.6 The Repeated “To Be” Structure on the Reading Materials ... 51
Table 4.7 Adjectives, Adverbs, and Preposition on the Reading Materials ... 54
Table 4.8 Clear and unambiguous instruction should be given alongside the practice and exercise ... 55
Table 4.9 The List of unclear and ambiguous instructions on the Reading Materials ... 58
Inge Rakhma Kanina, 2016
An Evaluation of Reading Materials in “English in Focus” Textbook for Seventh Grade Students in One of Junior High Schools in Bandung
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu LIST OF CHARTS
Chart 4.1 Flesch Reading Ease Readability Statistics ... 37
Chart 4.2 Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Readability Statistics... 38
Chart 4.3 Levels of Question in Statistics in Reading Materials ... 59
LIST OF PICTURES
