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TABLE OF CONTENTS
APROVAL PAGE ... ii
DECLARATION ... iii
PREFACE ... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...v
ABSTRACT ... vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... viii
LIST OF TABLES ... ix
LIST OF FIGURES ... ix
LIST OF APPENDICES ... ix
CHAPTER I ...1
INTRODUCTION ...1
1.1 Introduction ...1
1.2 Background of the study ...1
1.3 Research Questions ...4
1.4 Objectives of the study ...5
1.5 The significance of the study ...5
1.6 The scope of the study ...6
1.7 Organization of the thesis ...6
1.8 Concluding remark ...6
CHAPTER II ...7
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ...7
2.1 Introduction ...7
2.2 Writing is a process ...7
2.2.1 Prewriting ...9
2.2.2 Drafting ...13
2.2.3 Revising and editing ...15
2.2.3.1 Revising ...15
2.2.3.2 Editing ...16
2.2.4 Publishing ...18
2.2.5 Response from readers: evaluation ...19
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2.3.1 The Nature of writing textbooks ...20
2.3.2 Research on textbooks writing ...22
2.3.3 The process of writing textbooks ...25
2.3.3.1 Selecting the project team ...27
2.3.3.2 Planning ...28
2.3.3.3 Reviewing ...29
2.3.3.4 Writing development ...30
2.3.3.5 Piloting ...37
2.3.3.6 Designing and production ...38
2.3.4 An overview of textbooks writing in Indonesia ...40
2.4 The benefits and challenges of writing textbooks ...45
2.4.1 The benefits ...45
2.4.2 The challenges ...46
2.5 Concluding remark ...48
CHAPTER III ...49
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY...49
3.1 Introduction ...49
3.2 Research design ...49
3.3 Participants ...50
3.4 Data collection ...51
3.4.1 The use of interviews ...51
3.4.2 The use of document analysis ...53
3.5 Data analysis ...54
3.6 Concluding remark ...55
CHAPTER IV ...56
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ...56
4.1 Introduction ...56
4.2 Discussion of interview data ...57
4.2.1 The process of writing textbooks ...58
4.2.1.1 Being selected through recommendation ...59
4.2.1.2 Planning: making agreement of the whole steps ...62
4.2.1.3 Drafting: creating a sample unit. ...64
4.2.1.4 Reviewing. ...64
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4.2.1.5 Designing and art working ...70
4.2.2 The benefits and challenges found in writing textbooks ...72
4.2.2.1 The benefits of writing textbooks ...73
4.2.2.2 The challenges of writing textbooks ...76
4.2.3 Summary of the discussion of interview data ...78
4.3 Discussion of document analysis ...78
4.3.1 The year of publishing the document, 2005: Catching up the KTSP curriculum ...79
4.3.2 The working-team involved in textbooks writing ...80
4.3.3 The legalization of textbook use ...83
4.3.4 Summary of the discussion of document analysis ...83
4.4 Concluding remark ...84
CHAPTER V ...85
CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS...85
5.1 Introduction ...85
5.2 Conclusions8 ...85
5.3 Limitations of the study ...86
5.4 Suggestions ...87
BIBLIOGRAPHY ...89
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 People involved in textbook writing project ... 83
LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Writing Cycles in General ... 9
Figure 2 The process of writing textbook ... 26
Figure 3 Course design procedure ... 32
LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1: Interview guidance ... 96
Appendix 2: Interview data with respondent #1 ... 99
Appendix 3: Interview data with respondent#2 ... 109
Appendix 4: Cover of textbook#1(EIC) ... 115
Appendix 5: People involved in writing textbook#1 (EIC) ... 116
Appendix 6: Legalization of textbook#1 (EIC) ... 117
Appendix 7: Cover of textbook#2 (BIG) ... 118
