A Content Analysis on the Relevance of an English Textbook to the Recent Curriculum in Indonesia

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the relevance of the learning materials presented in an English textbook to the 2013 Curriculum by using content analysis. The data are collected from textbook Bahasa Inggris, for Grade X published by The Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia. The research findings describe that the learning materials presented in the textbook Bahasa Inggris is still relevant to the 2013 Curriculum, though they do not gain the maximum score. This is reasonable since not all suggested learning materials are available in the textbook and not all learning materials fulfills the criteria of learning materials depth. Based on the result of the research, it is recommended to adopt and to adapt learning materials from the other trusty learning sources.