The Analysis of English textbook “Bahasa Inggris“ for Senior High School of Grade Tenth

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify that English textbooks for SMA/MA and SMK/MAK of class X edition revision 2017 is in accordance with good book evaluation and curriculum 2013. Under Qualitative Descriptive Research Method, this research uses field notes adapted from textbook evaluation criteria by Cunningsworth (1995) and Mc. Donough and Shaw (2003) as research instruments. This textbook consisted of fifteen chapters, but the researcher analyzed five chapters as sample research, for example, chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 8, chapter 14, and chapter 15.The results of this study indicate that the English textbooks for SMA/MA and SMK/MAK class X published by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia are in accordance with the criteria of good textbook evaluation. The results of the analysis show that for external evaluation, textbooks have good design and organization and also physical makeup. In the internal evaluation, textbooks have good language content and good language skills. In the overall evaluation, the researchers examined the suitability of textbooks with the 2013 curriculum; English textbooks have a core competence and less basic competence, less scientific approach, and less authentic assessment. The second analysis shows that most of the material in this textbook is less suitable with the 2013 curriculum in terms of KI and KD, scientific approach, and authentic assessment. Finally, it can be concluded that English textbooks for SMA/MA and SMK/MAK class X are in accordance with good textbook evaluation criteria, but they are not in accordance with the demands of the 2013 curriculum. Keywords: analysis, English textbook, the first class of SM