Evaluation of Indonesian English Textbook for the Ninth Graders of Junior High School “Think Globally Act Locally” From Efl Teachers’ Perspectives

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the EFL teachers’ perceptions concerning the textbook of “Think Globally Act Locally” on these criteria: (1) physical and utilitarian attributes, (2) efficient outlay of objectives and supplementary material, (3) learning- teaching content, (4) language skills and aspects. Thirty two EFL teachers of junior high school participated in this study. The instrument consisted of questionnaire and interview. Results indicated that in physical and utilitarian attributes, this textbook was perceived as ‘Good’, in efficient outlay and supplementary materials was perceived as ‘Fair’, in learning-teaching content was perceived as ‘Fair’, and in language skills and aspects was perceived as ‘Fair’. Overall, this textbook was perceived as ‘Fair’. It still needs improvement in several aspects. The illustrations should be more natural. The mistakes in this textbook should be corrected. Teaching aids like audio materials (cassette/CD), posters, and flashcards, need to accompany this textbook. The exercises should be varied. New word list and glossary should be provided to support vocabulary building and reading skill. Finally, authentic audio material like cassette/CD and phonetic transcriptions for each new word should be available for listening and pronunciation practice.

An Evaluation of Speaking Materials in Think Globally Act Locally Textbook for Ninth Grade of Junior High School

“…Mostly, the speaking exercises in the textbook were focused in group tasks that made students quite hard to improve their own speaking skill as they need to pay more attention the group rather than themselves, so as the speaking tasks need to be improved. It was in accordance with research finding by Handayani, Suwarno, and Dharmayana (2018).…”

“…Later on, the research from Basra and Purnawarman (2018) was intended to discover the quality of Think Globally Act Locally e-book. In addition, Handayani, Suwarno, and Dharmayana (2018) Locally Textbook as the primary resource of materials for classroom activity and other teaching media as the complement.…”

Evaluation of English Language Material for the 9th Grader Student at SMP Nurul Islam Ngemplak Boyolali

“…Then, Basra and Purnawarman's (2018) study aimed to understand the quality of Think Globally Act Locally e-books. Furthermore, Handayani, Suwarno, and Dharmayana (2018) also evaluated the Think Global Action Locally handbook, but from the perspective of EFL teachers.…”

Evaluation of English Coursebook Challenges 1 From the Perspectives of Teachers

“…Similar studies have been investigated by previous researchers regarding coursebook evaluation in Indonesia. Handayani et al (2018) investigated teachers' perspectives on the Think Globally Act Locally coursebook and found that the coursebook was perceived 'good' for the physical and utilitarian aspects, but the shortcomings were the unnatural coursebook illustrations, lack of teaching aids, boring exercises, lack of vocabulary building, and lack of audio materials for pronunciation practice. Another researcher who investigated a similar topic is Hanifa (2018) who applied document analysis to discover the strengths and weaknesses of two coursebooks used from two different curriculums.…”