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THE ANALYSIS OF WRITING TAKS IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS FOR

ELEVENTH- GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA/MA/SMK/MAK PUBLISHED

BY THE INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE

THESIS

By:

Achmad Yasin Risyad

201610100311156

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2021

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THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Language Education Departement

By:

Achmad Yasin Risyad

201610100311156

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2021

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This thesis was written by Achmad Yasin Risyad and was approved on July 30,

2021

By

Advisor II, Advisor I,

Khoiriyah, S.Pd., M.A Rosalin I. Gusdian, M.A

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MOTTOS AND DEDICATION

MOTTOS

"No one wants to see you struggle alone."

(Squidward tentacles)

"We need to forget the mistakes and take the positives."

(Steven Gerrard)

DEDICATION

I dedicate this thesis to:

My family, my friends, and my advisors

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. All praises be to

Allah, king of the king, the Lord of the world, and the master of the day after, who

has given his blessing and guidance. The researcher realizes that without his

blessing, mercy, and guidance, it would not be possible for herself to finish this

thesis. Shalawat and salam are addressed to the final chosen religious messenger,

the Prophet Muhammad SAW. The researcher also realized that many people had

given their helps and useful suggestion for the finishing of this thesis. Without the

assistance of them, this Thesis would never have existed. Therefore, the researcher

would like to express her appreciation and sincere thanks to:

1. Rosalin I. Gusdian, M.A the first advisor who has spent a lot of time to give

guidance, suggestions and advice in the accomplishment of this thesis.

2. Khoiriyah, S.Pd., M.A as the second advisor who has helped the researcher in

correcting this thesis.

3. All of the researcher’s friends

4. The researcher’s beloved parents, Ali Hidayat Hasan(alm) and Ni’mah Hanum.

Malang, July 30,. 2021

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ABSTRACT

In formal language learning, students will have several writing projects at

various levels in each chapter of the book, such as essays, letters, poetry, and

opinions, therefore they will need to study several parts of writing abilities in class.

A textbook is a piece of equipment that can help both the teacher and the students

in the teaching and learning process. Textbooks play a significant part in the

teaching and learning process.

By employing documentation study, this study focuses on the analysis of

writing tasks in the English textbook for eleventh-grade students with two

objectives: (1) How are the writing tasks in this English textbook developed? (2)

Do the writing tasks in this English textbook meet the writing tasks as suggested by

Paul Nation?.

The findings of this study revealed that writing task from English textbook

published by Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture for eleventh graders are

mostly develop into language and cultural awareness, because 15 of the 22 writing

tasks in this English textbook developed into language and cultural awareness.

Additionally, 22 writing tasks have found match to the Nation's Theory's criterion

for writing task. 15 tasks are included in the guided task type. Lastly, the most

dominant writing task in this textbook is a guided task.

Keywords: Task Analysis, Textbook, Writing task.

Advisor I The Researcher

Rosalin I. Gusdian, M.A Achmad Yasin Risyad

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Table of Content

Approval ............................................................................................................................. iv

Mottos and Dedication ......................................................................................................... ii

Letter of Authenticity ......................................................................................................... vi

Acknowledgements.............................................................................................................. v

Abstract ............................................................................................................................... vi

Table of Content ................................................................................................................ vii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study ............................................................................................ 1

1.2 Research problems ..................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Research objectives ................................................................................................... 4

1.4 Scope and limitation .................................................................................................. 4

1.5 Research significance ................................................................................................ 4

1.6 Definition of the key term.......................................................................................... 5

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Textbook .................................................................................................................... 6

2.2 Function of textbook .................................................................................................. 6

2.3 Writing task ............................................................................................................... 8

2.4 Component of the task ............................................................................................... 8

2.4 Type of Writing Task............................................................................................... 10

CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD

3.1 Research Design ...................................................................................................... 18

3.2 Research Object ....................................................................................................... 18

3.3 Data Collection ........................................................................................................ 18

3.3.1 Research Technique ....................................................................................... 19

3.3.2 Data collection procedure .............................................................................. 19

3.3 Data Analysis ........................................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER IV: FINDING AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Research Findings .................................................................................................... 22

4.1.1 The Development of Writing Task in the English Textbook for Eleventh-Grade

Student of SMA/MA/SMK/MAK Published by the Indonesian Ministry of

Education and Culture

. .................................................................................................................................. 22

4.1.2 The Writing Tasks Meeting the Criteria Suggested by Nation. ....................... 30

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4.2 Discussion ................................................................................................................ 46

CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

5.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 48

5.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................................... 49

References: ........................................................................................................................ 11

APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................... 53

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LIST OF TABLE

Table 1. Type of learning goals adopted from curriculum project in Australia

Table 2. Kinds of experience task

Table 3. Analysis Documentation Sheet

Table 4. Writing tasks that are part of the curriculum project in Australia (The

Australia Language Levels, or ALL, project)

Table 5. The Criteria of Writing Task Suggested by Paul Nation

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Writing tasks that are included in type of learning goals adopted from

curriculum project in Australia (The Australia Language Levels, or ALL, project)

Appendix 2: The Criteria of Writing Task Suggested by Paul Nation

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