THE EVALUATION OF WRITING EXERCISESOF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITLED “ The Evaluation Of Writing Exercises Of English Textbook Entitled “Contextual English 1” Based On School - Based Curriculum.
THE E
EVALUATION OF WRITING EXERCISE
ISES
OF ENGLISH TE
TEXTBOOK ENTITLED “CONTEXTUAL
LE
ENGLISH 1”
BASED
SED ON SCHOOL - BASED CURRICULUM
UM
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitt
itted as Partial Fulfillment of the Requireme
ment
for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
IDA NURIA
A.320 080 301
SCHOOL
LO
OF TEACHER TRANING AND EDUCAT
ATION
MUHAM
MMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKAR
ARTA
2012
i
APPROVAL
THE EVALUATION OF WRITING EXERCISES
OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITLED “CONTEXTUAL ENGLISH 1”
BASED ON SCHOOL - BASED CURRICULUM
RESEARCH PAPER
by
IDA NURIA
A 320 080 301
Approved to be Examined by Consultant
Second Consultant
First Consultant
Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum.
Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum.
NIK.477
NIP.19590601 198503 1 003
ii
ACCEPTANCE
Accepted and Approved by Board of Examiner
School of Teacher Training and Education
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
on June 19th 2012
Team of Examiner:
1.
Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum.
(
)
(
)
(
)
NIP. 19590601 198503 1 003
(Chair Person)
2. Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum.
NIK. 477
(Member I)
3.
Drs. H. Maryadi, MA.
NIP. 19580304 198603 1 001
(Member II)
Dean,
Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M. Si
NIK.547
iii
TESTIMONY
Herewith, I testify that in this research paper, there is no plagiarism of the
previous literary work which has been raised to obtain bachelor degree of a
university, nor there are opinions or masterpieces which have been written or
published by others, except those in which the writing are referred in the
manuscript and mentioned in literary review and bibliography.
Hence, later, if it is proven that are some untrue statements in this
testimony, I will be fully responsible.
Surakarta, June 19th 2012
Ida Nuria
A.320 080 301
iv
MOTTO
ن َﻣﻊَاﻟْ ُﻌﺴْ ِﺮ ُﻳﺲْرًا
ِا ﱠ
Sesungguhnya sesudah ada kesulitan, ada jalan keluar (kemudahan)
(Q.S. Al-Insyiroh : 6)
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief. (Alam Nasyrah/94: 6)
God could not change someone’s life if they do not make the effort
(Q. S. Ar- Ra’du: 11).
v
DEDICATION
This r esear ch paper is dedicat ed t o:
The Mer cif ul ALLAH SW T and his Pr ophet Muhammad SAW,
My beloved mot her and f at her ,
My beloved sist er s and br ot her s,
Someone who is always a secr et per son f or my lif e,
My beloved nephew (Almar hum D”Fur qan),
My f r iends, Dewi, I phe, Phela, Yuni, D’lia, lina, Ambar and all of
my f r iend in SAS I J O boar dinghouse.
vi
LIST OF ABBREVIATION
U
: Unit
CE
: the title of the textbook analyzed (Contextual English 1)
P
: Page
Pct
: Percentage
F
: Frequency
N
: The Sum of Frequency
vii
LIST OF TABLE
page
Table 3.1: The Table of Percentage and Quality Classification . . . . . . .
18
Table 4.2: The Research Result of Writing Skill Developed . . . . . . . . .
39
viii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Wr.Wb.
Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin. Praise and gratitude to Allah SWT,
The Lord of Universe, The Merciful and Compassionate, thanks for
continuing to guide her life, His blessing and guidance support her
finishing this research paper. Praise and invocation are presented to
Prophet Muhammad Saw, who has led people to the right way.
The writer would like to express her sincere gratitude for all of
people who give contribution to make this research paper more
complete. Without their contribution the writer is likely impossible to
finish it. The writer is indebted all of them. Therefore, on this
opportunity she would like to express her special and deepest gratitude and
appreciation to:
1. Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M. Si., as the Dean of the School of Teacher
Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University,
2. Titis Setyabudi, S. Si, M. Hum., Head of English Department of FKIP
UMS,
3. Drs. Djoko Srijono, M.Hum., as the first consultant who has given
guidance and correction in doing and finishing the research paper,
4. Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M.Hum., as the second consultant, for his great
ix
helpful guidance of this research paper,
5. The writers’ family who have given her prayer and motivation,
6. All the writer friend’s,
7. All of Lectures’ in English Department of Surakarta,
8. Librarian in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
This research paper is far from perfect, therefore, the writer
accepts all of the criticism for her research paper.
Wassalamu’alaikum. Wr. Wb
Surakarta, June 19th 2012
Ida Nuria
A.320 080 301
x
SUMMARY
Ida Nuria. A. 320 080 301. THE EVALUATION OF WRITING EXERCISES
OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITLED “CONTEXTUAL ENGLISH I”
BASED ON SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM. Muhammadiyah University
of Surakarta. Research Paper. 2012.
There are many books that claimed that they are suitable with the SchoolBased Curriculum. Based on the statement, the writer wants to analyze if the
textbook “Contextual English 1” is compatible with the School-based Curriculum
or not. In this research the writer focuses on the writing exercises. The aims of
this research are to describe whether or not the writing exercises are compatible
with those required in School-based Curriculum, and to describe whether or
not the writing exercises facilitate the students to achieve the competency.
In analyzing the textbook, the writer uses descriptive research and the
data are exercises that are taken in Contextual English 1. The writer collects
the data by reading the English textbook, and than classifies the exercises
containing writing exercises.
The results of this study show that the percentage for the writing exercises
developed in “Contextual English I” based on the percentage, referring to schema
of quality classification proposed by Suharsimi (1993) is 77, 78%. Among the
nine sub-competencies in School-based Curriculum there are seven subcompetencies that are presented in writing exercises in the textbook that are
compatible with School-based Curriculum. From the result of the percentage
above the writer concludes that the quality of writing exercises in the textbook is
very good in developing writing skill as demanded by the School-based
Curriculum, and the second result of this research is the writing exercises of the
textbook facilitate the students to achieve the competency of writing.
Key Words: Writing Exercises, Contextual English 1, and School-based
Curriculum.
Second Consultant
First Consultant
Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum.
NIK. 477
Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum.
NIP. 19590601 198503 1 003
Dean,
Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M. Si.
NIK. 547
xi
TABLE OF CONTENT
page
COVER .....................................................................................................
i
APPROVAL ..............................................................................................
ii
ACCEPTANCE ........................................................................................
iii
TESTIMONY ...........................................................................................
iv
MOTTO ....................................................................................................
v
DEDICATION ..........................................................................................
vi
LIST OF ABREVIATION ......................................................................
vii
LIST OF TABLE .....................................................................................
viii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ..........................................................................
ix
SUMMARY ..............................................................................................
xi
TABLE OF CONTENT ...........................................................................
xii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ...........................................................
1
A. Background of the Study ..........................................
1
B. Problem Statement ....................................................
3
C. Limitation of the Study .............................................
3
D. Objective of the Study ...............................................
3
E. Benefit of the Study ...................................................
3
F. Research Paper Organization ...................................
5
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ...................
6
A. Previous Study ..........................................................
6
B. School-based Curriculum ........................................
7
xii
1. Notion of Curriculum ..........................................
7
2. School-based Curriculum ...................................
8
3. Syllabus .................................................................
9
C. English Textbook .......................................................
10
1. Notion of Textbook ..............................................
10
2. The Function of Textbook ..................................
10
3. Textbook Evaluation ...........................................
11
4. Writing Exercises ................................................
12
a. Notion of Writing Exercises ..........................
12
b. Notion of Good Writing ................................
13
c. Stage of Writing .............................................
14
1) Pre-Writing ........................................
14
2) Drafting ..............................................
14
3) Revising ..............................................
14
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD ...............................................
15
A. Type of the Research ...............................................
15
B. Object of the Research ............................................
15
C. Data and Data Source .............................................
15
D. Technique of Collecting Data .................................
16
E. Technique for Analyzing Data ...............................
16
CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION .............
19
A. Research Finding ......................................................
19
B. Discussion ..................................................................
41
xiii
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ...........................
45
A. Conclusion .................................................................
45
B.
47
Suggestion ................................................................
BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIST OF APPENDIX
Appendix 1: syllabus
Appendix 2: Data Sources
xiv
EVALUATION OF WRITING EXERCISE
ISES
OF ENGLISH TE
TEXTBOOK ENTITLED “CONTEXTUAL
LE
ENGLISH 1”
BASED
SED ON SCHOOL - BASED CURRICULUM
UM
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitt
itted as Partial Fulfillment of the Requireme
ment
for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
IDA NURIA
A.320 080 301
SCHOOL
LO
OF TEACHER TRANING AND EDUCAT
ATION
MUHAM
MMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKAR
ARTA
2012
i
APPROVAL
THE EVALUATION OF WRITING EXERCISES
OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITLED “CONTEXTUAL ENGLISH 1”
BASED ON SCHOOL - BASED CURRICULUM
RESEARCH PAPER
by
IDA NURIA
A 320 080 301
Approved to be Examined by Consultant
Second Consultant
First Consultant
Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum.
Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum.
NIK.477
NIP.19590601 198503 1 003
ii
ACCEPTANCE
Accepted and Approved by Board of Examiner
School of Teacher Training and Education
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
on June 19th 2012
Team of Examiner:
1.
Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum.
(
)
(
)
(
)
NIP. 19590601 198503 1 003
(Chair Person)
2. Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum.
NIK. 477
(Member I)
3.
Drs. H. Maryadi, MA.
NIP. 19580304 198603 1 001
(Member II)
Dean,
Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M. Si
NIK.547
iii
TESTIMONY
Herewith, I testify that in this research paper, there is no plagiarism of the
previous literary work which has been raised to obtain bachelor degree of a
university, nor there are opinions or masterpieces which have been written or
published by others, except those in which the writing are referred in the
manuscript and mentioned in literary review and bibliography.
Hence, later, if it is proven that are some untrue statements in this
testimony, I will be fully responsible.
Surakarta, June 19th 2012
Ida Nuria
A.320 080 301
iv
MOTTO
ن َﻣﻊَاﻟْ ُﻌﺴْ ِﺮ ُﻳﺲْرًا
ِا ﱠ
Sesungguhnya sesudah ada kesulitan, ada jalan keluar (kemudahan)
(Q.S. Al-Insyiroh : 6)
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief. (Alam Nasyrah/94: 6)
God could not change someone’s life if they do not make the effort
(Q. S. Ar- Ra’du: 11).
v
DEDICATION
This r esear ch paper is dedicat ed t o:
The Mer cif ul ALLAH SW T and his Pr ophet Muhammad SAW,
My beloved mot her and f at her ,
My beloved sist er s and br ot her s,
Someone who is always a secr et per son f or my lif e,
My beloved nephew (Almar hum D”Fur qan),
My f r iends, Dewi, I phe, Phela, Yuni, D’lia, lina, Ambar and all of
my f r iend in SAS I J O boar dinghouse.
vi
LIST OF ABBREVIATION
U
: Unit
CE
: the title of the textbook analyzed (Contextual English 1)
P
: Page
Pct
: Percentage
F
: Frequency
N
: The Sum of Frequency
vii
LIST OF TABLE
page
Table 3.1: The Table of Percentage and Quality Classification . . . . . . .
18
Table 4.2: The Research Result of Writing Skill Developed . . . . . . . . .
39
viii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Wr.Wb.
Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin. Praise and gratitude to Allah SWT,
The Lord of Universe, The Merciful and Compassionate, thanks for
continuing to guide her life, His blessing and guidance support her
finishing this research paper. Praise and invocation are presented to
Prophet Muhammad Saw, who has led people to the right way.
The writer would like to express her sincere gratitude for all of
people who give contribution to make this research paper more
complete. Without their contribution the writer is likely impossible to
finish it. The writer is indebted all of them. Therefore, on this
opportunity she would like to express her special and deepest gratitude and
appreciation to:
1. Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M. Si., as the Dean of the School of Teacher
Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University,
2. Titis Setyabudi, S. Si, M. Hum., Head of English Department of FKIP
UMS,
3. Drs. Djoko Srijono, M.Hum., as the first consultant who has given
guidance and correction in doing and finishing the research paper,
4. Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M.Hum., as the second consultant, for his great
ix
helpful guidance of this research paper,
5. The writers’ family who have given her prayer and motivation,
6. All the writer friend’s,
7. All of Lectures’ in English Department of Surakarta,
8. Librarian in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
This research paper is far from perfect, therefore, the writer
accepts all of the criticism for her research paper.
Wassalamu’alaikum. Wr. Wb
Surakarta, June 19th 2012
Ida Nuria
A.320 080 301
x
SUMMARY
Ida Nuria. A. 320 080 301. THE EVALUATION OF WRITING EXERCISES
OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITLED “CONTEXTUAL ENGLISH I”
BASED ON SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM. Muhammadiyah University
of Surakarta. Research Paper. 2012.
There are many books that claimed that they are suitable with the SchoolBased Curriculum. Based on the statement, the writer wants to analyze if the
textbook “Contextual English 1” is compatible with the School-based Curriculum
or not. In this research the writer focuses on the writing exercises. The aims of
this research are to describe whether or not the writing exercises are compatible
with those required in School-based Curriculum, and to describe whether or
not the writing exercises facilitate the students to achieve the competency.
In analyzing the textbook, the writer uses descriptive research and the
data are exercises that are taken in Contextual English 1. The writer collects
the data by reading the English textbook, and than classifies the exercises
containing writing exercises.
The results of this study show that the percentage for the writing exercises
developed in “Contextual English I” based on the percentage, referring to schema
of quality classification proposed by Suharsimi (1993) is 77, 78%. Among the
nine sub-competencies in School-based Curriculum there are seven subcompetencies that are presented in writing exercises in the textbook that are
compatible with School-based Curriculum. From the result of the percentage
above the writer concludes that the quality of writing exercises in the textbook is
very good in developing writing skill as demanded by the School-based
Curriculum, and the second result of this research is the writing exercises of the
textbook facilitate the students to achieve the competency of writing.
Key Words: Writing Exercises, Contextual English 1, and School-based
Curriculum.
Second Consultant
First Consultant
Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum.
NIK. 477
Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum.
NIP. 19590601 198503 1 003
Dean,
Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M. Si.
NIK. 547
xi
TABLE OF CONTENT
page
COVER .....................................................................................................
i
APPROVAL ..............................................................................................
ii
ACCEPTANCE ........................................................................................
iii
TESTIMONY ...........................................................................................
iv
MOTTO ....................................................................................................
v
DEDICATION ..........................................................................................
vi
LIST OF ABREVIATION ......................................................................
vii
LIST OF TABLE .....................................................................................
viii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ..........................................................................
ix
SUMMARY ..............................................................................................
xi
TABLE OF CONTENT ...........................................................................
xii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ...........................................................
1
A. Background of the Study ..........................................
1
B. Problem Statement ....................................................
3
C. Limitation of the Study .............................................
3
D. Objective of the Study ...............................................
3
E. Benefit of the Study ...................................................
3
F. Research Paper Organization ...................................
5
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ...................
6
A. Previous Study ..........................................................
6
B. School-based Curriculum ........................................
7
xii
1. Notion of Curriculum ..........................................
7
2. School-based Curriculum ...................................
8
3. Syllabus .................................................................
9
C. English Textbook .......................................................
10
1. Notion of Textbook ..............................................
10
2. The Function of Textbook ..................................
10
3. Textbook Evaluation ...........................................
11
4. Writing Exercises ................................................
12
a. Notion of Writing Exercises ..........................
12
b. Notion of Good Writing ................................
13
c. Stage of Writing .............................................
14
1) Pre-Writing ........................................
14
2) Drafting ..............................................
14
3) Revising ..............................................
14
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD ...............................................
15
A. Type of the Research ...............................................
15
B. Object of the Research ............................................
15
C. Data and Data Source .............................................
15
D. Technique of Collecting Data .................................
16
E. Technique for Analyzing Data ...............................
16
CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION .............
19
A. Research Finding ......................................................
19
B. Discussion ..................................................................
41
xiii
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ...........................
45
A. Conclusion .................................................................
45
B.
47
Suggestion ................................................................
BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIST OF APPENDIX
Appendix 1: syllabus
Appendix 2: Data Sources
xiv