FOCUS OF THE TASK IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS OF 2013 CURRICULUM

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  • Irene Monica Universitas Negeri Medan
  • Berlin Sibarani Universitas Negeri Medan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24114/genre.v11i2.36222

Abstract

The study was aimed to find out and describe focus of the tasks in English
textbooks of 2013 curriculum. The researcher used Mileff™s (2009) theory. There
are three kinds of focus of the tasks, namely skill focus, structure focus and
notional focus. The study used descriptive qualitative design and documentary
technique to collect the data. The results of the study showed that the researcher
only found one kind of three focus of the tasks, namely skill focus (listening,
reading, speaking and writing). In addition, there were four reasons found why the
tasks focused on intensive listening, literal reading, responsive and descriptive
writing in the task, namely skill focus (listening, reading, speaking and writing).
In addition, there were four reasons found why the tasks focused on intensive
listening, literal reading, responsive speaking and descriptive writing in the tasks.
The first reason why the task focused on intensive listening was because to train
students™ hearing in getting more understanding of the text. The second reason
why the task focused on literal reading was because to make students retell and
recall the information presented in a text. The students acquired the information
directly from the text through comprehension question. Third reason why the task
focused on responsive speaking was because to develop an appropriate short
response of students. The last, the reason why the task focused on descriptive
writing was because to help students clarify their understanding of new subject
matter material.

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Published

2022-06-29

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022)

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