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3. Suitability of Content
Suitability of content in this study covers the students’ interest, relevancy to their needs and how material motivates the students. The questionnaires items were related to this
criterion are items number 1, 4, 6, 9, 11 and 15. Table 3. The detail result of students’ attitude on suitability of content
Question Item No. Strongly
Disagree Disagree
Agree Strongly
Agree 1.
5 54
4 4.
13 36
14 6.
7 30
26 9.
1 8
42 12
11. 7
33 21
2 15.
1 1
45 16
Chart 2. The detail result of students’ attitude on suitability of content
For item no.1, the chart shows 54 participants liked the topic in English subject. Related to item no. 1, in item no. 4, 36 participants liked the materials’ layouts like picture,
illustration and font, which were taken from newspaper or magazine or Internet. In item no.
21 6, 30 participants assumed that the materials are easier to understand since they related to
daily life For Next, in item no. 11, 40 participants did not study or learn English material outside the classroom activity. The last, item no. 15 shows 45 participants agreed that
materials motivate them to learn English. The result of question item no.1 shows mostly 54 participants liked the topic in
English subject. Berardo 2006 stated that gaining students’ interest in the material is important aspects in reading. In addition, Tamo 2009 added that authentic materials can
courage reading for pleasure, because they are likely to contain of interest to students or learners. In item no. 4, 36 participants like authentic materials, which were taken from
newspaper and Internet. Those, who agreed, might think authentic materials, which were taken from newspaper, or Internet motivated them. In item no. 6, 30 participants assumed that
the materials are easier to understand since they related to daily life. Those who assumed might assumed that authentic materials related to daily life are interesting.
Item no. 9, it is seen there were 42 participants agreed that there is information or knowledge besides English. Melvin and Stout 2000 assumed if authentic materials were
fully exploited, it brings students to direct access to the culture and help them use the new language authentically themselves, to communicate meaning in meaningful situation.
Different result was shown in item no. 11, 40 participants did not study or learn English material outside the classroom activity. They might think that it is not important to study or
read materials outside the classroom activity. They probably think that English is not a compulsory subject, so they prefer to read or study other subjects that are more important.
The last item is the item no. 15. This finding presents that the more interesting materials are, the more students are motivated. Oguz and Bahar 2008, cited in Zohoorian and Ambigapaty,
2011 believed that if learners’ interaction with authentic materials is well maintained with
22 interest and without difficulty they could participate actively in learning and in the same way
students’ motivation levels may raise. To sum up, in this criterion, there were 6 question items intended for the participants.
5 question items showed that participants had positive attitude on each of 5 question items. Only one item that showed different attitude that was question item no. 11.
4. Readability
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