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Textbook Analysis: BY: Dewa Ayu Ari Wiryadi Joni

This document provides instructions for analyzing an English language textbook. It outlines the criteria to consider when evaluating a textbook, including its goals, the background of intended students, language skills integrated, content appropriateness, practice materials, sequencing, vocabulary, and supplementary materials. Students are asked to write a 10-page report identifying the textbook, discussing the evaluation criteria, and providing an analysis of the textbook's completeness, activities, sequencing, contexts, strengths, weaknesses, and overall suitability. Presentations will also be assessed based on pronunciation, fluency, and content when presenting the textbook analysis.

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Textbook Analysis: BY: Dewa Ayu Ari Wiryadi Joni

This document provides instructions for analyzing an English language textbook. It outlines the criteria to consider when evaluating a textbook, including its goals, the background of intended students, language skills integrated, content appropriateness, practice materials, sequencing, vocabulary, and supplementary materials. Students are asked to write a 10-page report identifying the textbook, discussing the evaluation criteria, and providing an analysis of the textbook's completeness, activities, sequencing, contexts, strengths, weaknesses, and overall suitability. Presentations will also be assessed based on pronunciation, fluency, and content when presenting the textbook analysis.

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TEXTBOOK

ANALYSIS
BY:
DEWA AYU ARI
WIRYADI JONI

What are the functions?


Knowing how to identify helpful and harmful
features of textbooks:
can help teachers guide students'
independent reading
To improve competence in the language and
owning skills as teachers.
To evaluate whether the organization of
materials is consistent with the objectives of a
given English language curriculum

Write 10 pages of report


in which you:
1. Identify the textbook identity
2. Identify the criterions of textbook
3. Evaluation of textbook (opinions, criticism,
suggestion, comment, etc)
NB: attach the syllabus & book (chapters) used.

The textbook identity


1. Book title:........
2. Publisher:...........
3. Date (year) of Publication:...........
4. Intended for grade:.......
VII, VIII, IX (Junior High School/ Semester 1 &
2)
X, XI, XII (Senior High School/ Semester 1 & 2)
6. Chapter/Unit :...............

The criterions of textbook:


Brown (2001)
1. Goals of the course (Will this textbook
help to accomplish the course goals?)
2. Background of the students (Does the
book fit the students' background?)
a. age
b. educational background
c. culture

3. Approach (Does the theoretical approach


reflected in the book reflect a philosophy
that the students can easily identify with?)
a. theory of learning (learning styles)

4. Language skills (Does the book intgrate the


"four skills"? Is there a balanced approach
toward the skills? Does the textbook
emphasize skills which the curriculum also
emphasizes?)

5. General content (Does the book reflect what is now


known about language and language learning?)
a. appropriateness and currency of topics, situations, and
contexts genre
b. use of special notation (phonetic symbols,
stress/intonation marking, etc.)

6. Quality of practice material


a. exercisesis there a variety from controlled to free?
b. clarity of directionsare they clear to both students and
teacher?
c. active participation of studentsis this encouraged
effectively?
d. grammatical and other linguistic explanationinductive
or deductive?
e. review materialare there sufficient review exercises?

7. Sequencing (How is the book sequenced?)


a. by grammatical structures
c. by genre
b. by skills
8. Vocabulary (Does the book pay sufficient
attention to words and word study?)
a. Relevance
b. Frequency

9.Accompanying materials (Are there useful


supplementary materials?)
a. pictures
b. tapesaudio and/or video
c. posters, flash cards, etc.
d. a set of tests

Evaluation of the textbook


1. The completeness and appropriateness of the
items/chapters/units presented
2. The activities suggested for practicing the items
selected;
3. The sequencing of vocabulary, grammar, genre
4. The relevance of its contexts and situations
5. Identify the main strengths and weaknesses
6. Provide a summary statement about the
suitability of the textbook for its intended use.

The Assessment:

Report
Performance assessment (presentation)
Oral test
Book

Criterions for judging the reports:


POINT

DESCRIPTION

Readable and free of formal errors, contain information of


identity of textbook and criterions of textbook and detailed
evaluation of textbook with clearly unified one or two
themes. Note aspects of the text uniquely relevant to the
subject area, and will show some imagination in
interpretation

Readable with a few errors, contain information of identity


of textbook and criterions of text book and quite detailed
evaluation of textbook, discuss text features selectively and
in adequate depth to make a case for the evaluation

Unreadable with fatal of formal errors, contain information


of identity of textbook and criterions of text book and
adequate evaluation of textbook

Criterions for judging the presentation:


ASPECTS

DESCRIPTION

Pronunciation Pronounce the English words correctly


(5-1)
with overall comprehensibility of certain
topics
Fluency
(5-1)

Speak or express him/herself


spontaneously and fluently by referring
to the pausing, hestitation markers, length
of utterances and connectedness

Content
(5-1)

Present clear and detailed description and


explanation of the topics, include subthemes, develop different viewpoints and
give an appropriate conclusion

THANK YOU

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