T B.ING 1303024 Table of content

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF APPROVAL ........................................................................................... i
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ................................................................. ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................................... iii
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................ v
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................... viii
LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................... ix
LIST OF APPENDICES ......................................................................................... x
CHAPTER 1 ........................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1
1.1

The Background of the Study ................................................................. 1

1.2

The Problems of the Study ...................................................................... 3

1.3


The Objectives of the Study .................................................................... 4

1.4

Significance of the Study ........................................................................ 4

1.5

Operational Definition ............................................................................ 5

1.6

Organization of the Thesis ...................................................................... 5

1.7

Concluding Remarks ............................................................................... 6

CHAPTER 2 ........................................................................................................... 7
LITERATURE REVIEW........................................................................................ 7

2.1

Text Complexity ..................................................................................... 7

2.1.1

Lexical Density ................................................................................. 8

2.1.2

Lexical Variation ............................................................................. 11

2.1.3

Grammatical Intricacy..................................................................... 11

2.2

Types of Clauses ................................................................................... 14


2.2.1

Minor and Major Clauses ................................................................ 14

2.2.2

Clause Complexes and Clause Simplexes....................................... 15

2.2.3

Embedded vs. Non-Embedded Clauses .......................................... 16

2.3

Text and Genre ...................................................................................... 17

2.4

Genres in the Curriculum of English Subject ....................................... 22


2.4.1

Narrative .......................................................................................... 24

2.4.2

Recount ........................................................................................... 24
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2.4.3

Spoof ............................................................................................... 25

2.4.4


Descriptive ...................................................................................... 25

2.4.5

Explanation ..................................................................................... 25

2.4.6

Procedure......................................................................................... 26

2.4.7

Report .............................................................................................. 26

2.4.8

Review............................................................................................. 26

2.4.9


News Item ....................................................................................... 27

2.4.10

Analytical Exposition ...................................................................... 28

2.4.11

Hortatory Exposition ....................................................................... 28

2.4.12

Discussion ....................................................................................... 29

2.5

Textbooks .............................................................................................. 29

2.5.1


The Nature of Textbook .................................................................. 30

2.5.2

The Birth of Textbook..................................................................... 31

2.5.3

Two Different Types of Textbooks in the Language Classroom .... 31

2.5.4

The Characteristics of Textbook on Curriculum in Indonesia ........ 33

2.5.5

English Textbook ............................................................................ 33

2.6


The Functional Grammar Framework ................................................... 34

2.7

Related Previous Studies ....................................................................... 38

CHAPTER 3 ......................................................................................................... 42
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .......................................................................... 42
3.1

Research Questions ............................................................................... 42

3.2

Research Design .................................................................................... 42

3.3

Data Collection...................................................................................... 43


3.4

Data Analysis ........................................................................................ 44

3.4.1

Lexical Density Analysis ................................................................ 44

3.4.2

Lexical Variation Analysis .............................................................. 45

3.4.3

Grammatical Intricacy Analysis ...................................................... 47

3.5

Concluding Remarks ............................................................................. 48


CHAPTER 4 ......................................................................................................... 49
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION .......................................................................... 49
4.1

Findings ................................................................................................. 49

4.1.1

General Findings of the Texts ......................................................... 49

4.1.2

Lexical Density ............................................................................... 51
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4.1.2.1

Lexical Density among Textbooks .......................................... 54

4.1.2.2

Lexical Density within Textbooks ........................................... 59

4.1.3

Lexical Variation ............................................................................. 63

4.1.3.1

Lexical Variation among Textbooks........................................ 64

4.1.3.2

Lexical Variation within Textbooks ........................................ 68

4.1.4

Grammatical Intricacy..................................................................... 78

4.1.4.1

Grammatical Intricacy among Textbooks................................ 79

4.1.4.2

Grammatical Intricacy within Textbooks ................................ 81

4.1.5

Pedagogical Implications of Text Complexity Exploration ............ 84

4.2

Discussion ............................................................................................. 86

4.3

Concluding Remarks ............................................................................. 88

CHAPTER 5 ......................................................................................................... 89
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION .................................................... 89
5.1

Conclusion ............................................................................................ 89

5.2

Recommendation................................................................................... 92

REFERENCES...................................................................................................... 94
APPENDICES .................................................................................................... 101

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TEXT COMPLEXITY OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS: A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL
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