ABSTRACT

Salabiah. 2018. The Appropriateness of Content, Language, and Presentation in      Pathway To English for Senior High School Grade XII in Banjarmasin.         SARJANA'S   THESIS, English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training           and Education, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin. The first      advisor: Dr. Cayandrawati Sutiono, MA., The second advisor: Dini Noor           Arini, S.Pd., M.Pd.

Key words: the appropriateness of content, textbook evaluation, language

            This study attempts to find out the appropriateness of content, language, and presentation in Pathway To English for Grade XII written by Th. M. Sudarwati and Eudia Grace and published by Erlangga. This research is limited only to evaluate the appropriateness of content, language, and presentation using the checklist of Rubric Assessment from BSNP. The design of this study was mixed methods. The textbook was analyzed using a checklist of textbook evaluation criteria and syllabus as the instruments for gathering the data, interpreting the data, calculating it in quantitative output for showing result in percentage and number, and stating conclusion. The findings of the study showed that the appropriateness of content in the textbook was somewhat appropriate with the percentage of 77,27%. The appropriateness of language in the textbook was adequately appropriate with the percentage of 87,50%. The appropriateness of presentation in the textbook was adequately appropriate with the percentage of 83,33%. It was suggested that the teachers combine the textbook with a good and suitable method for teaching and complete the lacks of the textbook by adding some relevant materials from other sources, and textbook writers and publishers must consider the criteria for writing and developing the textbook.