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Table 4.6 Topic Evaluation
No. Topic Criteria
Criteria Fulfilment
1.
Is there sufficient material of genuine interest to learners? 1
2. Is there enough variety of topic?
1
3. Do the topics allow learners to expand their awareness and
enrich their experience? 1
4.
Is the sophistication of the topics suitable with learners’ language level?
1
5. Does this textbook allow the learners to relate themselves
to the social and cultural contexts presented in the textbook?
1
6.
Are women portrayed and represented equally with men? 1
7. Are other groups represented, with reference to ethnic
origin, occupation, disability, etc.? 1
Total 7
Percentage 100
The first criterion was to know the availability of sufficient material of genuine interest to learners. This criterion was fulfilled because Interlanguage:
English for Senior High School Student X designed for tenth graders covers the topics and materials which are real and immediate. They are real because topics
discussed really exist, such as traditional culture, food, pets, etc. They are immediate because topics provide are also up to date. Some of the topics are about
recent issues at the time this textbook published, such as rising stars and recent news. The second criterion was to know the variety of topic. This criterion was
fulfilled because this textbook provides various topics for the students. Those topics are traditional culture, food, myth, pets, and famous artists.
The third criterion was to know whether the topics in Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Student X allow students to expand their
awareness and enrich their experience or not. This criterion was fulfilled because
53 this textbook provides information about Indonesian and worldwide culture. The
examples of Indonesian culture are traditional ceremony funeral ceremony in Toraja and Javanese wedding ceremony and traditional food, such as Gudeg
Jogja, Satay Ayam Madura, Coto Makassar, pempek, etc. The forth criterion was to know whether the sophistication of the material is suitable with students’
language level or not. This criterion was fulfilled because this textbook provides materials which are suitable with learners’ language level based on Curriculum
2006. The next criterion was to know whether the textbook allows the students to
relate the social and cultural contexts presented or not. This criterion was fulfilled because this textbook provides materials about Indonesian and worldwide culture.
There are also activities which require students to find more information about certain culture. The sixth criterion was to know whether women are portrayed and
represented equally with men or not. This criterion was fulfilled because this textbook makes no distinction between men and women. The last criterion in this
aspect was about the availability of representation other groups ethnic, origin, occupation, disability, etc in this textbook. This criterion was fulfilled because
there are materials discussing those aspects generally.
6. Methodology
