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TEXT COMPLEXITY OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS: A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF APPROVAL ... i
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... iii
ABSTRACT ... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... v
LIST OF TABLES ... viii
LIST OF FIGURES ... ix
LIST OF APPENDICES ... x
CHAPTER 1 ... 1
INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 The Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 The Problems of the Study ... 3
1.3 The Objectives of the Study ... 4
1.4 Significance of the Study ... 4
1.5 Operational Definition ... 5
1.6 Organization of the Thesis ... 5
1.7 Concluding Remarks ... 6
CHAPTER 2 ... 7
LITERATURE REVIEW... 7
2.1 Text Complexity ... 7
2.1.1 Lexical Density ... 8
2.1.2 Lexical Variation ... 11
2.1.3 Grammatical Intricacy ... 11
2.2 Types of Clauses ... 14
2.2.1 Minor and Major Clauses ... 14
2.2.2 Clause Complexes and Clause Simplexes... 15
2.2.3 Embedded vs. Non-Embedded Clauses ... 16
2.3 Text and Genre ... 17
2.4 Genres in the Curriculum of English Subject ... 22
2.4.1 Narrative ... 24
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2.4.3 Spoof ... 25
2.4.4 Descriptive ... 25
2.4.5 Explanation ... 25
2.4.6 Procedure... 26
2.4.7 Report ... 26
2.4.8 Review... 26
2.4.9 News Item ... 27
2.4.10 Analytical Exposition ... 28
2.4.11 Hortatory Exposition ... 28
2.4.12 Discussion ... 29
2.5 Textbooks ... 29
2.5.1 The Nature of Textbook ... 30
2.5.2 The Birth of Textbook ... 31
2.5.3 Two Different Types of Textbooks in the Language Classroom .... 31
2.5.4 The Characteristics of Textbook on Curriculum in Indonesia ... 33
2.5.5 English Textbook ... 33
2.6 The Functional Grammar Framework ... 34
2.7 Related Previous Studies ... 38
CHAPTER 3 ... 42
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 42
3.1 Research Questions ... 42
3.2 Research Design ... 42
3.3 Data Collection... 43
3.4 Data Analysis ... 44
3.4.1 Lexical Density Analysis ... 44
3.4.2 Lexical Variation Analysis ... 45
3.4.3 Grammatical Intricacy Analysis ... 47
3.5 Concluding Remarks ... 48
CHAPTER 4 ... 49
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ... 49
4.1 Findings ... 49
4.1.1 General Findings of the Texts ... 49
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TEXT COMPLEXITY OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS: A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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4.1.2.1 Lexical Density among Textbooks ... 54
4.1.2.2 Lexical Density within Textbooks ... 59
4.1.3 Lexical Variation ... 63
4.1.3.1 Lexical Variation among Textbooks... 64
4.1.3.2 Lexical Variation within Textbooks ... 68
4.1.4 Grammatical Intricacy ... 78
4.1.4.1 Grammatical Intricacy among Textbooks... 79
4.1.4.2 Grammatical Intricacy within Textbooks ... 81
4.1.5 Pedagogical Implications of Text Complexity Exploration ... 84
4.2 Discussion ... 86
4.3 Concluding Remarks ... 88
CHAPTER 5 ... 89
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ... 89
5.1 Conclusion ... 89
5.2 Recommendation... 92
REFERENCES ... 94
