students are asked to fill in the blanks with the words given. Each reading texts has different number of deletion words depend on the length of the texts.
2. Flesch Reading Ease Formula
The second instrument is statistical analysis by using Flesch Reading Ease Formula. The writer counts the number of sentences, words and syllables of
each text. Then she counts the average number of words per sentence and the average number of syllables per word and then use the Flesch Reading Ease
Formula in order to get the readability score from the each text.
F. Technique of Data Analysis
For the next step of the research, the writer will process and analyze the data. In analyzing the data of the reading texts, the writer will use two techniques those
are:
1. Flesch Reading Ease Formula
RE = 206.835 – 1.015 x ASL – 84.6 x ASW
Where RE
: Reading Ease score ASL
: Average Sentence Length the number of words divided by the number of sentences
ASW : Average number of syllables per word the number
of syllables divided by the number of words.
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2. Cloze Procedure Test
In order to analyze the data of the cloze test, the writer correct the students’ answer and find the result by using statistical method which is called
as relative frequency distribution by Anas Sudjiono, the formula is as follow:
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Where P
= Percentage
f = frequency
of the
right answer
N = number of item
P = f x 100 N
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http:www.readabilityformulas.comflesch-reading-ease-readability-formula.php ,
retrieved on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
2
Anas Sudjiono, 2006, Pengantar Statistik Pendidikan, Jakarta: PT. RajaGrafindo Persada, p. 43
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS
A. The Description of the Textbook
The subject of this study is an English textbook entitled Linked to the World 1 English for Senior High School
grade X first and second semester published by
Yudhistira in 2007. This textbook is developed based on the 2006 curriculum and
it is written by F.A. Soeprapto and Mariana Darwis. The textbook consists of 135 pages and 7 units which are divided into two
semesters. The first semester consists of 3 units while the second semester consists of 4 units. Each unit presented in two cycles of language those are oral
and written cycle. Oral cycle include listening and speaking, while written cycle include reading and writing. There are also pronunciation and functional skill
which are available in oral cycle; and grammar which is integrated in written cycle. The whole units are presented based on the genre of the texts. They are 2
narrative themes, 2 news items themes, 1 descriptive theme, 1 recount theme and 1 procedure theme. Furthermore, there are 18 texts in the book; 6 texts are
available in oral cycle and 12 texts are available in written cycle.
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