So, in presenting the characteristics of genre based on the theory of Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, the English in Focus textbook have developed all
characteristics of each genre, but the distribution of some characteristics does not spread up in all reading passages in the term of generic structure: the conclusion
in the report text and the coda in the narrative text, and also in the term of grammatical features: use of present tense and use of adverb in the procedure text.
Thus, the interpretation of reading passages in the English in Focus textbook is that the genre of reading passages are in line with the School-Based
Curriculum KTSP and the characteristics of genre are also in line with the theory of Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION SUGGESTION
A. Conclusion
After analyzing the reading passages in the English in Focus textbook which is used for the third grade of SMPN 1 Gunungputri, the writer have
concluded that: The reading passages in the textbook covers the demands of School-Based
Curriculum KTSP in the term of types of genre that a textbook should have. As proposed by School-Based Curriculum that the types of genre for the third of
Junior High School level are procedure text, report text, and narrative text. From the result of data analysis of eleven reading passages which are in the textbook,
the writer found all types of genre that proposed by the curriculum those are procedure text, report text, and narrative text.
In analyzing the genre of reading passage, the writer also analyzed the characteristics of each genre in the term of social function, generic structure, and
grammatical feature of each reading passage. The writer used the theory of Mark Anderson Kathy Anderson to know the characteristics of genre. From the result
of data analysis, the writer found that the textbook presents the social function and in the side of generic structure, conclusion is not distributed in all report text and
also coda is not distributed in all narrative text. For grammatical features, the textbook does not present the use of present tense and the use of adverb in the
procedure text in all reading passages. So, the genre of reading passages in English in Focus textbook is in line
with the School-Based Curriculum although the distribution of the characteristics of genre does not spread up well. There are some reading passages which do not
state one or more characteristics of genre.
B. Suggestion
From the study that the writer has done, she give some suggestion to the English teacher, the principle, and further researcher as follows:
1. For the English teacher Although the result of this research shows that the reading passages in a
textbook is suitable with the School-Based Curriculum, the English teacher should have another textbook to provide reading passage in supporting
teaching and learning process in order to get the best result. There is no textbook which is perfect, a textbook always have strength and weakness.
2. For the principle The school principle should evaluate all textbooks which will be used in
the process of teaching and learning in order to provide textbooks that are suitable with the student’s need and any considerations in selecting a good
textbook. 3. For further researcher
The writer suggest to the further researcher to conduct the research about analysis of reading passages in an English textbook. It is important to conduct
the research because a textbook is the source of materials. If the reading passages of an English textbook don’t fulfill the criteria on how the reading
passage should be, it can not get the best result in the process of teaching and learning, especially in reading skill.
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