1.2 Statement of the Problems
Considering the background of the study that is explained above, there are some
problems that need to be solved as follow:
1. Why the text-types materials in When English Rings A Bell and Bright
English textbooks for grade 8 can be stated have fulfilled the Core Competence and Basic Competences of text-types in the Curriculum 2013?
2. How the lexico-grammatical features of reading texts in text-types materials
in When English Rings A Bell and Bright English textbooks for grade 8 are presented?
1.3 Objectives of the Study
Regarding to the statement of the problems above, the objectives of the study
which will be reached in this study are formed as the following:
1. To describe the appropriateness of reading texts in the text-types materials in
When English Rings A Bell and Bright English textbooks for grade 8 with the Core Competence and Basic Competences of text-types in the Curriculum
2013. 2.
To describe the structure and differences of lexico-grammatical features of reading texts in the text-types materials in When English Rings A Bell and
Bright English textbooks for grade 8.
1.4 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
I have some reasons to choose this topic: 1.
To find out whether the reading texts in text-types materials in the two English textbooks for grade 8 are composed based on the Curriculum 2013 or
not. 2.
To find out the structure and differences of lexico-grammatical features in each reading text of text-types materials in the two English textbooks for
grade 8.
1.5 Significance of the Study
I hope this study can be useful for eighth grade teachers and students in improving the teaching and learning English texts, especially descriptive texts, recount texts,
and narrative texts. I hope this study also useful for me to improve my knowledge about descriptive texts, recount texts, and narrative texts. Hopefully, there will be
other researchers that can do better analysis and evaluation of textbooks than this research. Moreover, not only analyze the materials, but also analyze the exercises
in the textbooks.
1.6 Limitation of The Study