ANALYSIS OF TEXTBOOK "LOOK AHEAD AN ENGLISH COURSE BOOK FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS YEAR X" AT BABUNNAJAH BOARDING SCHOOL
Abstract
There is a necessary practice to evaluate the textbook used by English teachers in the classroom as an attempt to enhance good achievement and progress in the language learning process. The textbook scrutinized was "Look Ahead an English Course Book for Senior High School Students Year X" written by Th. M. Sudarwati and Eudia Grace and published by Erlangga in 2007. This study aims at investigating how well the content of the textbook is appropriate for fulfilling students" contexts, needs and interests in the language learning. The processes of data collection consisted of three stages; (1) the quantitative content analysis with checklist technique, (2) the qualitative content analysis checklist and (3) the documentary study for supporting the data of content analysis. The sources data for the document was the syllabus. The results reveal that there are some problematical areas, namely regarding unequal emphasis of four language skills, small portions of the target culture representation, and unavailability of some supporting tools for language learning of the textbook which then it is highly suggested that the authors need to reconsider, revisit and revise the content of the textbook and its supports which would contribute to the improvement of the English textbook at this level. Nevertheless, the textbook is recommended especially for teachers and students at Babunnajah boarding school to be utilized as a guidance in the teaching-learning process.
Keywords
Textbook analysis, content analysis, checklist technique, documentary study