Genre Journal: Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS UNIMED
Vol 11, No 2 (2022)

THE READABILITY LEVEL OF READING TEXT IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITILED “ BAHASA INGGRIS” FOR THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Bagus Krisdianto (Universitas Negeri Medan)
Siti Aisah Ginting (Universitas Negeri Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jun 2022

Abstract

This study was aimed to find the readability level of reading texts in BahasaInggris textbook published by the Ministry of Education and Culture for the eleventhgrade of Senior High School of 2017 revised edition. This study is categorized as amixed method reseach which used the embedded design. It means that combines bothof qualitative and quantitative approach in one study. The data were collected byusing document analysis Flesch Reading Ease formula and Flesch Reading EaseScore were used as the instruments of this study to measure the readability level ofreading texts in Bahasa Inggris textbook of 2017 revised edition textbook. The resultof Flesch Reading Ease formula calculation was one text is in the Easy level; tworeading texts are in the Fairly Easy level; one text is in the Standard level; four textsare in Fairly Difficult level; and two reading texts are in the Difficult level. Thefindings of this study showed that from ten reading texts in Bahasa Inggris textbookof 2017 revised edition only four reading texts were readable for the eleventh gradestudents of Senior High School. They were which in Fairly Difficult level with scoreranged from fifty to sixty.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ellu

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Genre Journal : is a journal of art creation and study managed by the English and Literature Program, faculty of Language and Art, State University of Medan. Genre is a quarterly publication primarily intended to publish articles, either research-based or conceptual, on language teaching and ...