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VOCABULARY PROFILE IN THE TENTH GRADE ENGLISH TEXTBOOK
USED IN SMK N 1 SALATIGA
Raissa Junita Iwan
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ABSTRACT
Vocabulary is the most important element for the language learning since it is one of
the basic components of communication. However, the problem may appear when the
material was given is not suitable for the learner’s vocabulary level. The study aimed to
identify the vocabulary profile of ‘Bahasa Inggris’ book for Vocational School (SMKN 1
Salatiga) grade X. The study attempted to answer the three objectives. The first objective is
finding the vocabulary profile of the English textbook grade 10. The second objective is
analyzing the vocabularies that are not appear on the textbook. Then the third objective is
producing the token recycling index of the textbook. Descriptive method was used for the
study. All chapter of the book was used as the samples and an electronic tool named The
Compleat Lexical Tutor was used to identify the vocabulary profile of the ‘Bahasa Inggris’
book. The study resulted in three conclusions. First, the overall findings showed that there
were 80.25% of K1, 7.77% of K2, 4.20% of AWL, and 7.78% of Off-List Words. Second,
the calculation of vocabulary items that were not appeared in the textbook was 32.05% of K1,
72.11% of K2, and 75.92% of AWL. Last, the two comparisons had two results. Between
Chapter 1 and Chapter 5 had the similar 83.28% words. Then, Chapter 6 and Chapter 5

shared the 80.63% came vocabularies.
Key Words : Vocabulary, Vocabulary Profile, English textbook