evaluation; Qualitative method.
The specific material for learning English is textbook. Evaluation is
considered as important thing to be conducted to the textbook. In UIN Antasari
there is a program for the freshman learning and English teaching. The program is
called UPB (Language Development Center). In teaching and learning they use a
textbook that designed by the team from language development center. The
textbook is called “Your English Partner Book for Beginner”.
The research question of this research how is the quality of “Your English
Partner Book for Beginner” book A+ used in language development center based
on Cunningsworth (1995). The aim of this research is to discover the quality of
English textbook based on evaluation checklist by Cunningsworth.
This research used descriptive qualitative as research method. The data
collected by analyzing an English textbook entitled “Your English Partner Book for
Beginner” book A+ based on evaluation checklist. Analyzing that the data used
evaluation checklist consists of eight aspects, they are (1) aim and approaches, (2)
design and organization, (3) language content, (4) skills, (5) topic, (6) methodology,
(7) teachers’ books, and (8) practical consideration.
The result does not entirely fulfill the eight criteria of a good textbook by
Cunningswroth thoroughly. The criteria fulfilled in “Your English Partner Book for
Beginner” are (1) design and organization, (2) language content, (3) skills, (4)
topics, and (5) teachers’ book. The criteria not fulfilled are (1) aim and approaches,
(2) methodology, and (3) practical consideration.