AN EVALUATION OF AN ENGLISH COURSEBOOK ENTITLED “BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS XI SMA/MA/SMK/MK SEMESTER 1” PUBLISHED BY THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION OF INDONESIA

Abstract

This study aims to describe the appropriateness of four aspects (i.e., content, language, presentation, and graphics) of the coursebook entitled “Bahasa Inggris Kelas XI SMA/SMK/MA/MK Semester 1” published by the Ministry of National Education of Indonesia. The research was a descriptive – qualitative as it related to the process of describing messages of a certain text in detail, gaining its strengths and weaknesses. The researcher used a checklist for evaluating the coursebook based on the criteria developed by herself. It was synthesized from The Board of National Education Standard and other experts with some modifications. This study was conducted through document review consisting of (1) reviewing the whole content of “Bahasa Inggris Kelas XI SMA/SMK/MA/MK Semester 1”, (2) selecting the aspects to be evaluated, (3) collecting data by analyzing the aspects of content, language, presentation, and graphics based on the developed checklist instrument, and (4) making summaries to draw conclusion. The data analysis used 3 steps, i.e., analyzing the book, describing the result whether it matched with the criteria or not, and calculating the data by dividing the total matched criteria with the total number of criteria then it multiplied by 100%. Triangulation was used to ensure the credibility of the data. The result indicated that the coursebook entitled “Bahasa Inggris Kelas XI SMA/SMK/MA/MK Semester 1” was categorized as an “excellent” coursebook since it reached 82.75%. However, it was then recommended to modify some aspects of the coursebook in terms of illustration and typography.

Keywords: coursebook, evaluation,