THE READABILITY LEVEL OF READING TEXT IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITILED œ BAHASA INGGRIS FOR THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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  • Bagus Krisdianto Universitas Negeri Medan
  • Siti Aisah Ginting Universitas Negeri Medan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24114/genre.v11i2.36217

Abstract

This study was aimed to find the readability level of reading texts in Bahasa
Inggris textbook published by the Ministry of Education and Culture for the eleventh
grade of Senior High School of 2017 revised edition. This study is categorized as a
mixed method reseach which used the embedded design. It means that combines both
of qualitative and quantitative approach in one study. The data were collected by
using document analysis Flesch Reading Ease formula and Flesch Reading Ease
Score were used as the instruments of this study to measure the readability level of
reading texts in Bahasa Inggris textbook of 2017 revised edition textbook. The result
of Flesch Reading Ease formula calculation was one text is in the Easy level; two
reading texts are in the Fairly Easy level; one text is in the Standard level; four texts
are in Fairly Difficult level; and two reading texts are in the Difficult level. The
findings of this study showed that from ten reading texts in Bahasa Inggris textbook
of 2017 revised edition only four reading texts were readable for the eleventh grade
students of Senior High School. They were which in Fairly Difficult level with score
ranged from fifty to sixty.

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Published

2022-06-29

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022)

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