Research Method Content analysis on canggih bahasa Inggris workbook for 7th grade of junior high school.
27 topic contents, voice, instruction and teachability. The course book-specific
criteria included four categories: appearance, design, illustration, and reading texts. In addition, specific criteria for cassettes and CD ROM, teacher’s book,
workbook, and video were used in this evaluate study. Then, Thein 2006 found that the textbooks used should contribute to achieve the needs and wants both the
teachers and learners, promote the students’ critical thinking, and improve the students’ communicative skills for everyday life situations. From these four
sources, the researcher combined some aspects as evaluation aspects in the rubric evaluation. Thus, the evaluation aspects were provided below:
1. General Appearance
First, the researcher did not only analyze about the content of the workbook, but also general appearance of the workbook. It was important aspect
to be analyzed. Thus, in the general appearance aspect, there would be six points which were covered to assess the physical appearance of the workbook.
It first started with the cover of the workbook. Based on the cover, the researcher would assess whether the cover of the workbook was quite interesting
and attractive or not. Then, it was about font size and type used in the workbook. The researcher wanted to know whether the text in the workbook was readable or
not. Next was about orientation page. Then for table of content, the workbook had detailed and complete table of content or not. Tittle for each lesson, it was
important because it gives detail information about lesson that would be learned. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
28 The last was bibliography, it was also important aspect because to check the detail
of references used in the workbook.
2. Language Skill
Language skills consisted of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Therefore, the researcher wanted to analyze the quality of the tasks for those
language skills. The researcher would analyze whether the reading exercises were sufficient and appropriate or not. Then for the listening exercises, there were
appropriate recorded and suitable exercises or not. Next was about speaking exercises, it had appropriate exercises for
examples like dialogue, conversation, and role-play or not. Then the last was the researcher wants to know whether writing exercises had suitable exercises that
match with the topic of lesson materials or not.
3. Language Content
The researcher had a purpose to make table of rubric about language content. It was to show the quality of the language and the structure in the
workbook itself. Therefore in the language content table, it would be fulfilled with grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation used in the workbook.
Grammar was one of the important aspects in language. Therefore, it would be included as one of the evaluation aspects in the workbook because the
researcher wanted to show whether the workbook used correct and appropriate grammar or not. Then, word choices and sentence structure were also important
29 aspects. Therefore, the researcher would analyze whether the workbook had
correct sentence structure and word choices or not. Besides that, the workbook provided sufficient material for teaching vocabulary and pronunciation or not. All
of the aspects would be shown in the language content rubrics.
4. Topic Content
The researcher tried to elaborate the aspects to show the quality of the workbook itself. Mostly the aspects related with the curriculum. First aspect was
about general objectives of teaching English for Junior High School students. It also showed whether the lesson materials provided in the workbook were
appropriate with the SK Standar Kompetensi and KD Kompetensi Dasar in the school curriculum or not. Then by using the workbook, the indicators of study
would be achieved or not. The last was the workbook facilitated the teachers and the students to have good communication in the teaching and learning process.