2.2.3 E-Book
The advancement of technology can change everything in this world, including textbook. Nowadays, we can read the textbooks not only in the printed form, but
also in the form of electronic content of textbook, namely electronic book or e- book. The internet gives us freedom to freely access the e-book which we can
make use of it. The following explanation will discuss more about the general textbook printed texbook and the e-book electronic book.
2.2.3.1 General Textbook
Textbook in general has many definitions and functions. The definitions and the functions of textbook are as follows.
a. Definition of Textbook
In daily teaching, textbook is very crucial. A textbook is the accompaniment for the teacher during the lesson is going on. It consists of the resume of what the
teacher teaches. There are so many textbooks that can be used by both the teachers and the students. By this condition, a teacher should be able to choose and decide
which textbook he should use and how he should do with it. There are many definitions of textbook. Thanasoulas 1999 states that
“a textbook is looked upon as an indispensable vehicle for foreign language
” http:www.englishclub.comtefl-articlestextbook.htm. To be able to master a
new language, the students or the learners do need some helps. Textbook may be the tool for them to reach their goal in learning a foreign language. Having a
textbook on their hands will make the learners feel secure and have a sense of progress and achievement. Moreover, a textbook provides them with the
opportunity to go back and revise. They also can use the textbook for self-study and as a reference tool. A textbook is certainly held in high regard by the anxious
teacher who tried to put his or her message across, to teach the necessarily vocabulary and help the students to acquire and consolidate the four skills:
listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In addition to the above explanation,
Gabrielatos 2000 in his article “The Textbook as a Flexible Tool” states that “teachers as a Bible, a guide, a crutch, a
necessary evil, or a burden have variously regarded as a textbook. It is a helpful tool that teachers can use flexibly, and combine with other resource
” http:www. Gabrielatos.comCB-use.htm. In order to use a textbook systematically and
flexibly, it is important to understand how it is put together and how it can be adapted to meet the needs of the particular learners. The textbook provides a plan
for learning, a visible outline of what is to be learned in the classroom as a bank of resource materials and ideas Nunan 2003: 226. What happen in the classroom
fills out and transforms the outline into learning experiences for the students. Textbook and teacher are such the components of a teaching-learning
process that should have a good relation. There must be a partnership between them. The aim of the textbook should correspond as closely as possible to the
aims of the teacher, and both should seek to meet the needs of the learners to the highest degree. The partnership is helped when aims and objectives are well
defined, and when the difference but complementary roles of the teacher and the textbook are clearly perceived and well balanced.
b. The Functions of Textbook
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