Cultural Representation And Analysis Basic Competence Of Curriculum 2013 In Textbook (A Qualitative Analysis Research Of English Textbook Of Junior High School Students In Smp Negeri 3 Gunungsindur Published By The Ministry Of Education And Culture And Mgmp Kabupaten Bogor)
| Main Author: | Eko Wahyu Aprilianto |
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| Format: | Masters |
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Sekolah Pasca Sarjana UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
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| Online Access: |
http://tulis.uinjkt.ac.id/file?file=digital/2018-5/85601-EKO WAHYU APRILIANTO-PPS.pdf |
Daftar Isi:
- This study was aimed to obtain the information at analyzing the cultural content of English textbooks used at SMP Negeri 3 Gunungsindur and the conformity of the textbook with the 2013 English basic competence in curriculum 2013. Curriculum is a tool to control the implementation of education in the country including Indonesia. In 2013, the Indonesian government has issued a new curriculum, namely, curriculum 2013. It claimed as improving the education in Indonesia. Since it is very important, the conformity between the materials in the textbook to the 2013 English basic competence is also taking a vital role in implementing this new curriculum. It is supported by the fact that mostly the teachers uses textbook to deliver the material in the class because they are not well introduced yet to it. Besides, English as a Foreign Language (EFL) textbooks in Indonesia were not particularly designed with an emphasis on cultural content and the social identity of the students as a focus. To investigate the nature of this problem, the cultural content and the basic competences in the syllabus of English curriculum 2013 were analyzed to get the information to the conformity both cultural content in the textbook and the curriculum 2013. Content analysis was employed as the research methodology to determine cultural social representations occurring in reading passages and picture illustration in the analyzed textbooks. The result of this study are found that basic competence and the materials in the textbook entitle ?Modul Bahasa Inggris untuk Kelas VIII Semester 1? are relevant with the syllabus in curriculum 2013 but there are some that irrelevant. Research methodology in this research is using Krippendorf (2004), Cortazzi & Jin (2000) and Byram (1997) which is using classification of cultural competences. On the other hand, the cultural content in the textbook that is used in SMP Negeri 3 Gunungsindur Kabupaten Bogor are still inappropriate with the Indonesian culture, it still combined with the target culture on the materials. However, the significant of this researsh can be used as the consideration for the English teacher, school policy makers, and publisher in selecting the appropriate textbook.