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Journal : JOEEL: Journal of English Education and Literature

Textbook Evaluation on Curiculum 2013-Based Textbook “When English Rings A Bell” for the Seventh Grade Monika Widyastuti Surtikanti
JOEEL: Journal of English Education and Literature Vol 1, No 1 (2020)
Publisher : English Language Education Study Program

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.38114/joeel.v1i1.22

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Textbook is one of the essential parts of teaching and learning process. Textbook evaluation, therefore, is important to be carried out in order to get better quality in teaching and learning process. In the recent curriculum, curriculum 2013, the government assigned to use the course book “When English Rings A Bell” (WERB). However the textbook has some weaknesses. This article is aimed at describing the result of textbook evaluation done by the researcher based on the construct of criteria of good textbook derived from some experts of textbook evaluation. The findings show that WERB does not cover all of the English skills namely reading and writing. Second, WERB is not in accordance with the principles of scientific approach teaching procedures. Third, WERB does not provide authentic materials for the students. WERB contains very simple tasks. Based on the result of textbook analysis, it revealed that it is necessary to have supplementary materials in order to give additional materials.Keywords:textbook, textbook evaluation, Curriculum 2013
A CASE STUDY OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS ON THE DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH Cahya Wulandari; Monika Widyastuti Surtikanti; Antonius Setyawan Sugeng Nur Agung
JOEEL: Journal of English Education and Literature Vol 1, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : English Language Education Study Program

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.38114/joeel.v1i2.81

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Difficulties in Learning English in EFL context are always interesting. Analysing it from the view of external and internal factors is the major interest of this case study. Describing the findings qualitatively is the purpose of this study. The subject in this research was the eleventh graders at SMAN 2 Sengah Temila in Landak Regency. There were 76 students participated in this study. The sources of the data were gathered from the classroom teacher, the students, and the portfolios. Data collection techniques in this research were: open-ended questionnaire, in-depth interview, and observation. Meanwhile, data analysis techniques used interactive analysis.This study finds the internal and the external factors affect the learning difficulties. The indicators on internal factors show (a) health conditions has no significant effect on learning difficulty, (b) the students’ interest and motivation affect the learning difficulty  because no variation on the teaching method bored the students, (c) bad habits in studying evoke the learning difficulties. The indicators on external factors find (a) the teacher has a significant role to expand learning difficulties especially on the use of teaching method and media, (b) the classroom environment has no significant effect in learning difficulties since it is a conservative one.