THE CHRONOLOGICAL SERIES OF SCIENTIFIC APPROACH ON “EXCUSE ME” AS THEME-PRESENTMENT (A Textbook Analysis for VIII Grade of Junior High School Published by Erlangga)

Abstract

The paper is entitled The Chronological Series of Scientific Approach on “Excuse Me” as Theme-Presentment (A Textbook Analysis for VIII Grade of Junior High School Published by Erlangga). This research aims to find out the chronological series of scientific approach on “Excuse Me” as theme-presentment. This research used a qualitative method. The problems in this research are: (1) How is the chronological series of scientific approach on “Excuse Me” as themepresentment?. (2) How does the chronological series of scientific approach on “Excuse Me” appropriate with curriculum 2013?. The purposes of the study are : (1) To describe the chronological series of scientific approach on “Excuse Me” as theme-presentment. (2) To describe the appropriateness of the chronological series of scientific approach on “Excuse Me” as themepresentment with the curriculum 2013. The writer focused to analyze the chronological series of scientific approach on “Excuse Me” as theme-presentment. The writer chose the instruments of to the interview English teacher and students questionnaire to support the result. The writer has interviewed the Englis teacher using the audio recorder to help collect interview transcripts. The writer has analyzed the result from analyzed textbook, interviewed English teacher and took conclusion from the students questionnaire. The result of this research suggests that “The Chronological Series of Scientific Approach on “Excuse Me” as Theme-Presentment” on English textbook entitled Bright An English Course for Junior High School Students in the eighth grade "Excuse Me" published by Erlangga has only four stages of the scientific approach, observating, information gathering, associating, and communicating. Whereas there was no questioning stage, so this textbook was not in accordance with the 2013 curriculum which had to apply the five-step scientific approach sequentially. Suggestion for publisher is that there is a need for evaluation in book writing in accordance with the 2013 curriculum, to cover the five stages of the scientific approach in sequence.