D. Significance of Study
The findings results of this study are expected to contribute to the English teachers, the school principal and further researchers. The result of the study is
expected to provide better insight on how to select and choose the better English textbook to be used in teaching learning activity. By knowing the problem, as the
decision maker at school, he also has responsibility to solve the teachers problem in term of textbook selection.
Besides, the result of the study is hoped to enrich the teachers knowledge of English textbook analysis, and it can be used as a reference for the next
researchers who are interested in developing similar study.
E. Scope Limitation of Study
There have been numerous English textbook for Junior High School students available in the market. This study is limited to the analysis of English
textbook based on three criterias, that are a The textbook to be investigated is
that Smart Steps the Smartest Way to Learning English an English Textbook for Junior High School Grade VII
published by GANECA EXACT and written
by Ali Akhmadi b It used for the first grade of MTs Pembangunan UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, and c The material presentation within the textbook just
focus on the odd semester in that level. Furthermore, the scope to be paid attention in this study comprises; a
English material presentation within the Smart Step an English Textbook, and b the agreement between English material coverage in the Smart Step an
English Textbook with the order of material stated in the latest English syllabus.
F. Organization of Writing
This writing consists of five chapters. Each chapter has some sub-chapters. The discussion of the introduction of this Skripsi will be found in Chapter One. It
contains the background of study, statement of the problem, objective of the
study, significance of the study, limitation and scope of the study and the organization of writing.
Chapter two will be focused on the discussion of theoretical framework. It consist of teaching English at MTs, Objective of Teaching English at Junior High
School Based on 2004 English Curriculum, Material, Syllabus and Curriculum, Instructional Material for MTs Recommended by Latest English Syllabus,
Textbook, Guideline English textbook assessment for Junior High School based on 2004 English Curriculum, The Standardization of English Textbook written,
and The Aspect of Material Coverage. Chapter three presents the description of the research method used in the
study. This includes Research Design, Source of Data, Research Instrument, and Procedure of Data.
Chapter four describes the research findings based on the data that could be collected. The presentation will be in line with the problems formulated in the first
chapter, they are; English material presentation within the English textbook, and The agreement of the English material coverage in the textbook with the latest
syllabus suggested. Finally, chapter five consists of conclusion and suggestion.
CHAPTER II THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK