AN ANALYSIS OF READIBILITY LEVEL IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS

ABSTRACT AN ANALYSIS OF READIBILITY LEVEL IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS Reading is the ability to connect the reader, the text, and the interaction between the reader and the text, forming the meaning of information. Therefore, the readability level of text is needed to motivate students to be able to build up their interest in reading text. This study aimed to investigate what is readability level in English textbooks entitled “Bahasa Inggris” published by the Ministry of Education and Culture, “Pathway to English” published by Erlangga, and “Talk Active” published by Yudhistira for the tenth-grade students of senior high school. This study adopted a theory statistical readability formula Flesch Reading Ease. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative. The instrument of this study was the researcher itself. The data were gathered through document analysis the readability level of the reading texts using Flesch Reading Ease formula. The data finding showed that three English textbooks contained fourteen reading texts from forty-two reading texts that were readable or suitable for the tenth-grade students of senior high school. This was categorized as readability level range score 50-60. The criteria of readability level of the reading text were fairly difficult. Three English textbooks dominantly presented were readable or suitable with the tenth-grade students of senior high school compared to were not readable or suitable with the tenth-grade students of senior high school. Most of those reading texts in “Bahasa Inggris” were four texts of score 70-80. It is categorized as fairly easy. Most of those reading texts in “Pathway to English” were six texts of score 50-60. It is categorized as fairly difficult. Most of those reading texts in “Talk Active” were five texts of score 50-60. It is categorized as fairly difficult. Keywords: Readability Level, Reading Tex