THE ANALYSIS OF INDONESIAN STUDENTS’ ENGLISH TEXTBOOK AND THAI STUDENTS’ ENGLISH TEXTBOOK

Abstract

This study aims to examine how the Bahasa Inggris book compares to English Explorer 2, an English textbook used in Thailand. The evaluation instrument, adapted from BSNP (2014), the Basic Education Core Curriculum (2008), Cunningsworth (1995), and Tomlinson (2003), covers content feasibility, graphic feasibility, methodology, language content, language skills, and practical consideration. Using a qualitative content analysis research design, the study found that English Explorer 2 outperformed Bahasa Inggris in five of the six variables: content feasibility (x̄ = 3.42 > 3.07), graphic feasibility (x̄ = 3.46 > 2.86), language content (x̄ = 3.375 > 2.75), language skills (x̄ = 3.5 > 2.4), and practical consideration (x̄ = 4 > 3.5). Bahasa Inggris was superior in only one variable, methodology, with a score of 3.3 compared to English Explorer 2’s 2.67.