The Data Description of English in Focus Textbook

Use of simple present tense Use of imperative Procedure Use of temporal conjunction Use of technical language Use of adverb General noun Grammatical Feature Report Use simple present tense Technical language Specific participant and place Time word Narrative Action word Adjective Use past tense. Figure 4.5 Grammatical Feature of Genre adapted from Mark Anderson Kathy Anderson Table 4.1 Reading Passages in the Textbook No Chapter Page Title of Reading Passages Activity Kind of Genre 1. 1 11 Let’s Make Your Own Aquarium Ecosystem  Observe the pictures  Rearrange the instruction Procedure 2. 1 14 Let’s Make a Monster with Bright Eyes  Read the text  Answer the questions  Identify the structure of the text Procedure 3. 2 35 Rock Music  Read the text  Answer the following questions Report 4. 2 39 The Chinese Influence in Indonesian Visual Art  Read the text  Work in pairs to identify the characteristics of the text Report 5. 2 42 Woodcraft  Find the main idea, supporting idea and concluding idea Report 6. 3 59 Beneficial Magnets  Observe the picture, and then match the picture with the instructions. Procedure 7. 3 61 Germinating Petunia Seeds  Read the text  Identify the characteristic of the text and mention its features Procedure 8. 4 89 The Legend of Mount Wayang  Read aloud and pay attention to pronunciation and intonation Narrative 9. 4 91 The Legend of Lake Batur  Read the text and pay attention to punctuation, pronunciation and pause  Answer the questions Narrative 10. 5 115 Postal Matters  Read the text  Answer the questions  Identify the characteristic of report text Report 11. 5 117 Hotels  Read the text  Answer the questions Report

B. The Analysis of the Data

In analyzing the data, the writer firstly analyzed the characteristics of genres in the terms of social function, generic structure, and grammatical feature based on the Mark Anderson and Kathy Andersons’ theory. All characteristics of genre are identified from each reading passage in the textbook. After the writer identified the characteristics of each reading passage and then the genre can be determined. After the genre determined, the writer compare it to the curriculum whether all genres presented in the textbook are in line with the demands of the School-Based Curriculum. The writer presented the result in the form of table. The result of analysis is presented based on the genres which are stated in the curriculum, those are procedure text, report text, and narrative text.

a. Procedure text

After analyzing all reading passages in “English in Focus” textbook, the writer found that there are four procedure texts in the reading passages, those are number 1, 2, 6, and 7. 1. The Characteristics of Reading Passage 1 The first reading passage has the title “Let’s Make Your Own Aquarium Ecosystem.” This reading passage was analyzed in the term of social function, generic structure, and grammatical feature. The following table is the result of the analysis. Table 4.2 The Conformity of Characteristics of Genre in Reading Passage 1 Title of Reading Passages Social Function Generic Structure Grammatical Features Let’s Make Your Own Aquarium Ecosystem To provide instructions for making an aquarium ecosystem Goal : Let’s make your own aquarium ecosystem Materials : gravel, a net, water plants, water animals, a jug full of pond water, an aquarium tank, a bucket Steps : First of all, put the gravel in a net and pour a jug full of water on it. See appendix 1 on page 59  Use of imperative sentence : put the gravel  Use of present tense : there is your own aquarium…  Use of time wordnumber : first of all, next …  Use of Technical termlanguage : gravel, pond …  Use of Adverb : pour the water gently See appendix 1 on page 60 From the analysis of the characteristics above, it shows that the reading passage 1 which has the title “Let’s Make Your Own Aquarium Ecosystem” has the social function to provide instructions for making something because it provides the way to make an aquarium ecosystem. The generic structure of the reading passage is goal, materials, and steps. The goal of this passage is the title itself, as like Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson says that the goal can be the title or an introduction statement. The materials are the things that are needed to accomplish the goal, and for the steps, it consists of procedure in completing the goal to make an aquarium ecosystem. This reading passage also shows the grammatical features includes use of imperative, use of present tense, use of time wordnumber, use of technical termlanguage, and use of adverb. From the analysis and description above, the writer concluded that this passage is a procedure text because it has all characteristics of it such as social function, generic structure, and grammatical feature. 2. The Characteristic of Reading Passage 2 The following table shows the result of the analysis of reading passage which has the title “Let’s Make a Monster with Bright Eyes”. Table 4.3 The Conformity of Characteristic of Genre in Reading Passage 2 Title of Reading Passages Social Function Generic Structure Grammatical Features Let’s Make a Monster with Bright Eyes To provide instructions to make a monster with bright eyes Goal : Let’s make a monster with bright eyes Materials : 2 bulbs in bulb holder, 3 wires… Steps : Attach a wire to each of the screws on one bulb holder… See appendix 2 on page 61  Use of imperative : attach a wire to …  Use of present tense : watch the eyes glow  Use of time wordnumber : 1, 2, 3 ….  Use of technical termlanguage : screws, battery ….  Use of adverb: ‒ See appendix 2 on page 62 From the analysis above, it can be seen that the reading passage mentions all characteristics of genre includes social function, generic structure, and grammatical features. The social function of the passage is to provide instructions to make a monster with bright eyes. It is evidenced with the steps in generic structure that mention some steps in making a monster with bright eyes. This reading passage also states the goal, the materials needed, and steps in making a monster with bright eyes. For grammatical features, four items that includes on them are showed on the passage such as use of imperative, use of present tense,