for the tenth grade students of senior high school. Linked to the World is an
English textbook for the tenth grade of senior high school. It is written by F.A. Soeprapto
and Mariana Darwis and it is published by Yudhistira in 2007. Hence, the writer will do her research entitled “The Readability Level of the
Reading Texts on Linked to the World: An English Textbook for Senior High
School A Case Study at the Tenth Grade of Madrasah Aliyah Pembangunan UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta.”
B. The Identification of the Problem
Textbook is one of the most important of the medium instructions, since it can facilitate both the students and the teachers in the teaching learning activities. But,
not all the content of the English textbook will be appropriate for students. Especially, in the section of reading texts the students frequently find the
difficulty in understanding the reading passages of the textbook. So they became discouraged in reading the passages and the consequence is the texts cannot be
used successfully in achieving the goal of teaching reading.
C. Limitation and Formulation of the Problem
In this research, the writer focuses her study in the subject matter in analyzing the readability level of the selected reading texts on an English textbook entitled
“Linked to the World” which is used at the tenth grade students of Madrasah Aliyah Pembangunan UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, by using the Flesch
Reading Ease Formula and the Cloze Test. Based on the limitation of the problem above, the writer would like to state the
problems as follows: 1.
How much does the readability of the reading texts meet on Linked to the World?
2. Are the reading texts readable for the tenth grade students of Madrasah
Aliyah Pembangunan UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta?
D. Method of the Study
In doing her research the writer uses descriptive analysis method in which she tries to describe, elaborate and analyze the readability level of an English textbook
entitled Linked to the World for the tenth grade students of Senior High School.
This method is done by using two techniques. The first technique is by using
statistical readability formula of Flesch Reading Ease Formula. The second technique is reading comprehension test by using Cloze Procedure. Besides that,
she also conducts library research in which she tries to compile the data or theories to support this study.
E. Objective of the Study
The objectives of the study are stated as follow: 1.
To find out the readability level of the reading texts on English textbook for Senior High School entitled Linked to the World.
2. To find out whether the reading texts in the textbook is readable for the
tenth grade students of Madrasah Aliyah Pembangunan UIN, Jakarta.
F. Significance of the Study
