READABILITY LEVEL ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK “BAHASA INGGRIS” FOR TENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMAN 2 KOTA BENGKULU

LARASATI, LENSI (2023) READABILITY LEVEL ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK “BAHASA INGGRIS” FOR TENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMAN 2 KOTA BENGKULU. Undergraduate thesis, UIN FATMAWATI SUKARNO BENGKULU.

Preview	Text DEPAN.pdf Download (1MB) | Preview
Preview	Text CHAPTER I.pdf Download (250kB) | Preview
Preview	Text CHAPTER II.pdf Download (430kB) | Preview
	Text (Skripsi) LENSI LARASATI SRN.1911230101.pdf Restricted to Repository staff only Download (6MB)

Abstract

Considering the use of reading materials in the textbook may be necessary, as reading is an essential input skill that students must master when learning English. The aim of this study was to find out the typography readability level of reading text in English Textbook “Bahasa Inggris” for Tenth Grade Students based on SMOG. The descriptive qualitative research design was used in this study to determine the outcome of the research question. The object of this research was reading materials of English textbook entitled “Bahasa Inggris” for tenth grade SMA/MA/SMK students written by Tsasa Yusac Ershanaz and published by Mediatama. This textbook consisted of some units which each unit consists more than one reading material or texts. In this reserach, the researcher used SMOG formula cehcklist as the instrument of the research. The researcher found the readability of each text consisted in the textbook “Bahasa Inggris”. SMOG formula was used to determine the readability level of the texts based on the average number of sentences and hard words. The finding of this research revealed that the readability level of reading text in English Textbook “Bahasa Inggris” for Tenth Grade Students based on SMOG was 11. It means that the texts in the coursebook was on moderate readibility category for senior high school. Moreover, the percentage of level of readability showed that there were 48.48% of texts were easy, 27.27% of texts were moderate, and 24.24% of texts were difficult. It is strongly recommended that teachers understand readability level of reading materials and know whether the reading materials given to their students are appropriate for them. Teachers should evaluate the students„ reading materials to match their current proficiency level. The appropriate reading materials can help the students to improve their reading competence.

Actions (login required)

View Item