An analysis of the connections between reading materials and culture, and the cultural contents in the 5th and 6th grade English textbooks

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 29-50
Author(s):  
Eunsook Jeong ◽  
Dabin Jung
Keyword(s):  
Reading Materials ◽  
English Textbooks

LEXICAL AMBIGUITY IN READING ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXTS FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Putri Sembiring And Sortha Silitonga
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Lexical Ambiguity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Ambiguous Words ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
Senior High School Students

The objectives of this study were to find out the types of lexical ambiguity and the most dominant type of lexical ambiguity used in analytical exposition texts in English Today 2 and Advanced Learning English 2 textbooks. This study was conducted by using descriptive qualitative method. The research was mainly focused on the four types of lexical ambiguity proposed by Saeed, such as homonymy, polysemy, synonymy and antonymy. In carrying out this study, the data were taken from analytical exposition texts in reading materials and exercise material from the two English textbooks which contained of ambiguous words. The result of the study indicated the numbers of lexical ambiguity were 46 words within homonymy (34,8%), polysemy (28,2%), synonymy (19,6%), and antonymy (17,4%).

scholarly journals THE READABILTY OF READING MATERIALS IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI 1 BERINGIN

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Theo Kismarianto ◽  
Masitowarni Siregar ◽  
Yeni Erlita
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
Readability Level ◽  
Original Formula ◽  
Readability Formula

This study focused on the readability of reading materials in English textbook for grade XI students of SMK Negeri 1 Beringin. This study attempted to find out the English reading materials appropriateness in terms of the readability level for the target students. This study was categorized as descriptive quantitative research. The source of the data were the reading materials from English in Professional Job Situations textbook published by Grafindo Media Pratama which was designed under guidance of Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendisdikan (KTSP). The Dale and Chall original formula was used to analyze the data from the textbook. The findings of the study showed that most of the reading materials in English in Professional Job Situations textbook were only appropriate for the 13-15th grade (college) and were considered too hard for the eleventh grade students.Keywords: Readability, The Dale and Chall Original Formula, Readability Formula, English Textbooks for Eleventh Grade Students.

scholarly journals A Readability Level of Reading Materials for Vocational High School Students in Lombok, NTB

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Kamarudin Kamarudin ◽  
Nanang Sugianto
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
Cloze Procedure ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Vocational High Schools ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
Readability Level

This study aims to find out a readability level of reading materials for the students in one of the Vocational High Schools in Lombok, NTB using Cloze procedure, Flesh formula, and Fry Graph formula for the 12th grade. This study is a descriptive quantitative research. The sample of the study were 32 students using English textbooks presented for 12th graders in one of Vocational High Schools in Lombok, NTB. There were three genres performed; descriptive, recount, and narrative text. For the Flesh formula, and Fry Graph, the researcher’s observations were as the instrument of the study, meanwhile, for Cloze procedure, a test was employed to collect the data needed. The data was analyzed quantitatively described in the form of numerical description and percentage. The result revealed that analyzing the readability level through Cloze procedure was 42%, designated that the reading materials were instructional/assisted to read, and Flesh formula was 82.7%, indicated that the reading materials were easily understandable by the students, and Fry Graph formula showed that the reading materials were readable for the students. Thus, reading materials for students in one of the Vocational High Schools in Lombok, NTB was readable for 12th graders to read.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS ON READABILITY OF ENGLISH READING TEXTS FOR GRADE IX STUDENTS AT MTsN 2 KOTA BENGKULU

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yupika Maryansyah
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Readability Formula

There are many researches on readability of reading materials conducted by reading material experts, but very few investigating readability of reading materials used in teaching reading at state-owned Islamic secondary schools. This research dealt with readability of texts used in teaching reading for IX grade students of a state-owned Islamic secondary school. This research is a descriptive research which used quantitative method. It aimed at investigating the readability of texts used in teaching reading for IX grade students of MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu. The subjects of this research were 63 texts used in teaching reading for IX grade students at MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu. The instrument used to collect data was Fry readability formula (graph). The data were interpreted by using percentage.The research findings show that 54% out of 63 texts are easy for grade IX students of MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu; 27% out of 63 texts are difficult; 10 % out of 63 texts are invalid; and 9% out of 63 texts are appropriate. Based on the research findings, there are some suggestions to note; (1) English teachers at MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu are suggested to apply readability analysis on texts before they are used in teaching reading; (2) Writers of English textbooks which are intended to be used by grade IX students are suggested to be aware of readability of texts they included into the textbooks they wrote; and (3) other researchers are suggested to conduct further researches on the findings of this research by employing other readability formulas, or other methods of readability analysis. Keywords: Tingkat readibilty, text, MTsN 2 Kota Bengkulu.

scholarly journals Analysis of English Alive Textbook in Terms of Genres and Lexical Density

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 799-812
Author(s):  
Leffi Noviyenti
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Density Measurement ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Comprehensible Input ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
K 13 ◽  
Lexical Density ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
Narrative Report

The current study aimed at analyzing an English textbook titled English Alive used by English teachers from some senior high schools in Curup, Bengkulu, Indonesia. The textbook analysis was oriented towards two domains, namely genres and lexical density, by applying a content analysis method. This study revealed that the English Alive textbook had five genres: reading materials in the narrative, report, analytical exposition, spoof, and hortatory exposition. Those genres were embedded in sixteen passages distributed to the entire textbook, and those passages were mapped into ten units. Lexical density measurement indicated that most of the passages were categorized as easy to be comprehended, and a few passages were categorized as too easy to be comprehended. However, text genres in this textbook did not sufficiently conform to the distribution of English reading materials as suggested by the K-13 curriculum. Some reading passages did not seem contributive to students’ English acquisition according to comprehensible input theory and other related findings. Hence, the English Alive textbook could be used in today’s context and needs as supplementary material, but the primary reading materials should be resting upon K-13-driven English textbooks. Strength and weaknesses were also identified from the English Alive textbook. The former could be noted that this textbook adopted the constructivism theory and genre-based approach properly. However, the latter indicated that the provision of genre materials did not entirely conform to essential competencies formulated in the current K-13 curriculum of English education. Further studies could analyze more textbooks to help teachers choose appropriate English textbooks.

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