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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
This chapter discusses the method applied in the research. It consists of six sections: type of study, research subject, research instruments, data
collection and analysis technique, and trustworthiness.
A. Type of study
This study was categorized as a content analysis or document analysis research. In this case is the reading materials of an English textbook entitled
Bahasa Inggrisfor Grade X Senior High School published by Department of National Education, with the quality of English textbook based on aspect of
contents, aspect of presentation, aspect of language use and readability suggested by PusatKurikulum dan Perbukuan, Department of National
Education. Based on the objectives of the study, the design used in this study was descriptive qualitative.
As stated by Ary 2010:29, “the goal of qualitative research is a holistic
picture and depth of understanding rather than a numeric analysis of data”. It concerns in analyzing the content of an English textbook. Furthermore, based
on the objectives of the study, the design used in this study was descriptive qualitative. The results of this study would be described qualitatively in the
form of words.
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B. Research Data and Source
The object of this study was the English textbook for the seventh graders of junior high school entitledBahasa Inggris. This book was
written by Utami Widiati et al. This textbook was known as one of the BSE BukuSekolahElektronik which was published by Department of
National Education. There were two reasons of why the researcher wanted to analyze this textbook. Firstly, the textbook was recommended by
Department of National Education and it was used in some public and private schools. Secondly, there was no previous studywhich analyzed the
reading materials found in the textbook based on the aspect of contents, aspect of presentation, aspect of languageuse and readability. The data of
this study were the reading materials which were found in Bahasa Inggristextbook. This textbook consists of nine units and a hundred and
sixteen pages for the first semester.
C. Instrument of the Research
The instrument which was used to analyze the data in this study is checklists. There were four checklists which were applied to answer the
research questions. First, the checklists used to analyze the relevancy between reading materials found in the textbook with the aspect of
contents. Second, the checklists used to analyze the relevancy between reading materials found in the textbook with the aspect of presentation.
Third, the checklists used to analyze the relevancy between reading
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readability.
D. Data Collection and Analysis Technique
The technique which was used in collecting the data in this research was document analysis. First, the researcher overviewed the contents of
the book entitled Bahasa Inggris for Senior High School Students Year X published byMinistry of National Education. After that, the researcher
selected checklists suggested by PusatKurikulum dan Perbukuan, Ministry of National Education. Lastly, the data were collected by
analyzing the reading materials based on the evaluation criteria formulated by PusatKurikulum dan Perbukuan 2014. Those reading materials were
analyzed which relied on the aspects of content, the aspects of language use and readability, and the aspects of presentation.
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