Target culture materials in “BAHASA INGGRIS” textbook for the tenth grade

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Jariyah, Ainun (2019) Target culture materials in “BAHASA INGGRIS” textbook for the tenth grade. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

Language and culture is interrelated each other. Therefore, when teachers teach a certain language, they should carry its cultural value because language and culture are closely related each other and cannot be taught separately. Textbook is one of source of materials that is used by teachers and students in learning process. “Bahasa Inggris” textbook is arranged by Kemendikbud based on the current educational curriculum that is including Character Building Education. One of its goal is to stimulate students‟ empathy and respect. It is in line with the aim of target culture materials. Furthermore, to make a suit target culture materials for students and avoiding prejudice that lead in a judgement, modification of the materials through adaptation are needed. The aim of this study is to analyze the target culture materials represented in “Bahasa Inggris” textbook for the tenth grade and the adaptation technique used by the teacher. This research was conducted by using qualitative descriptive method. The data was collected through document study and interview. The document was a textbook entitled “Bahasa Inggris” for the tenth grade published by Kemendikbud that consists of 15 chapters. Interview was conducted to the teacher who teaches in tenth grade and experiences in designing materials through adaptating materials. The findings showed that the target culture materials represented in “Bahasa Inggris” was dominated by product content. Then, followed by practice content and perspective content. The perspective content becomes the minority since it is only showed in three materials. Regarding from those materials, the teacher tends to do some modification through adding supplementary materials and replacing materials.