AN EVALUATION OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK USED AT SENIOR AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS ORIENTED TO THE CURRICULUM 2013
Keywords:
English textbook, decontextualization, contextualization, lower and higher order thinking skillsAbstract
This paper documents the revelation of a post-evaluation of an English textbook. It mainly deals with analyzing the nature of the English textbook of Grade X of semester 1 which is nationally developed under the scheme of the 2013 curriculum and recommended to be nationally used by students of senior and vocational high schools in Indonesia including Yogyakarta Special Province. Six indicators were employed as the basis of the analysis of the English textbook: (1) the suitability of basic and core competence in reference to the content, (2) the English textbook organization and language skill areas, (3) the contextualization of tasks, (4) critical thinking skill enhancement, (5) the integration of culture, and (6) learner-characteristic-accommodation. Note-taking and questionnaire were employed to gathered data. Descriptive qualitative was utilized to analyze data. In reference to the data analysis, six findings are revealed as explored in the findings and discussion.
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