English Textbook AN ANALYSIS ON ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITLED STAIRWAY: A FUN AND EASY ENGLISH BOOK An Analysis On English Textbook Entitled Stairway: A Fun And Easy English Book For Grade II Of Elementary School Based On Rajan’s Theory.

3 Textbook Entitled “Stairway: A Fun and Easy English Book for Grade II o f Elementary School” Published by Tiga Serangkai Based on Rajan Theory. This research has two problem statemenst, such as: 1 Are the materials in English textbook entitled Stairway: A Fun and Easy English Book for Grade II of Elementary School compatible with the good materials design suggested by Rajan ? 2 Does the material design facilitate the students for achieving the competencies? The objective of this reseacrh, is: 1 To describe the compatibility of materials design in English Textbook entitled Stairway; A Fun and Easy English Book for Grade II of Elementary School with the criteria of good materials design by Rajan. 2 to explain the materials design facilitates the students for achieving the competencies.

B. English Textbook

1. Notion of Textbook Based on the definition of textbook written by Echols and Sadily 1983:584 in Tarigan 1986:11, “textbook is the handbook for the learners.” The other statement textbook is from Bascon 1953 in Tarigan 1986:11 states that “textbook is designed for the use in the clasroom, being arranged and prepared carefully by the experts in the field and being completed with teaching aids that are suitable and compatible.” 2. Function of Textbook Textbooks give benefits to increase the student’s ability in English. The special benefits of textbooks, according to Buckingham 1958:15- 18 in Tarigan 1986:16 are textbooks give 1 the opportunities to study it appropriate with the learner’s ability. 2 the opportunities to review it. 3 the possibility to inverstigate the learner’s memory. 4 the casy to make the notes. 5 the special opportunies showed by visual. 4 3. Textbook Evaluation The evaluation is important to know the purpose and the function of the materials which are used in the teaching-learning process. The evaluation of the English textbook is to know the function of English textbook. It can increase the student’s ability in learning English.

C. Good Materials Design