EVALUATION OF TWO ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS USED BY THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS IN PAPUA

Abstract

The objective of this research is to describe the qualities of the English textbooks used by the seventh grade students of Junior High School. This research belongs to evaluation research. The object of this research were two English textbooks, they are Bahasa Inggris, and Mandiri Practice Your English Competence for the seventh grade of Junior High School. This research adapted Cunningsworth’s theory to obtain information in order to describe the qualities of these textbooks. The data were obtained through interview, and document analysis. The data were analyzed through four steps: data collection, data reduction, data display, and conclusion. The results showed that Bahasa Inggris fulfills seven of eight criteria of a good textbook and was categorized as partly suitable. Moreover, Mandiri Practice Your English Competence meets mostly of the criteria of good textbook and was categorized suitable. According to the results, the researchers recommended Mandiri Practice Your English Competence to be used by the teachers and seventh grade students of Junior High School because this book almost fulfilled all sub-criteria.