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b. Element and structure of meaning

The element and structure of meaning is appropriately developed. The students are taught to do a simple structure of self introduction before advancing to introduce other people. The students then required to obtain information of other people. These transactional interaction fulfil the criteria of social function.

c. Linguistic Features

The texts used in this chapter are brief and simple, and commonly used in students daily live and serve the purpose of communication. The dialogues are short and serve its purpose for self introduction as shown in page 27 and introducing other people in page 29.The example of simple conversation of asking personal details also used simple and comprehensible text as shown in dialogues in page 30.

3. Supporting Materials

a. Relevance

The chapter provide relevant illustration for each type of text. The pictures of characters are those of students and the people of their circle; classmates, teachers, and neighbours these illustration match well with student’s context in their daily lives. The context of material also revolves around the student’s daily interaction at school surrounding.

b. Life skills Development

The exercises in this chapter require students to interact with their surroundings to obtain information in their school context by finding information about their friends, teachers and community. The life skills developed in this chapter are personal and social skills. Students are encourage to know their own and other’s surplus and flaws and implement appreciation in communicating and interacting with other people. 34

c. Diversity Insight

This chapter includes the appreciation to multicultural society. In the first few pages, students were introduced to different regions in Indonesia accompanied by illustration of certain region’s unique iconic buildings.Some of the texts and exercises contain element of different race and culture in Indonesia. Table 4.3 Feasibility of Content in Chapter 3“It’s My Birthday” Sub-component Items Score 1 2 3 4 The compatibility with core competence and basic competence Completeness √ In Depth √ The accuracy of the materials Social Function √ Element and Structure of Meaning √ Linguistic Feature √ Supporting Materials Relevance √ Development of Life Skills √ Development of Diversity Insight √ Total 1 1 6 35

3. The Compatibility of Materials with Core Competence and Basic