The Analysis of the Kurikulum 2013 – Based English Textbook for the Tenth Year High School

Textbook is kind of curriculum products that therefore need to be relevant to the intentions of the implemented curriculum. However, it is commonplace to find that textbook reflect the currciulum. In Indonesia, Kurikulum 2013 is currently implemented and the textbook Bahasa Inggris is used. Therefore, this study evaluated whether the English textbook reflects the curriculum competencies. To obtain the data, this research used document analysis method through wich relevancy of the textbook contents to the curriculum can be uncovered. The checklist were used to gather the data. For instance, one of the competency base in 1.1 says: thank God for the opportunity to learn English as the language of international communication that is manifested in the spirit of learning which is accomodated inthe textbook. And some others are relevant, for instance in competency 3.3: drawing up oral and written text to speak and respond to the expression of attention (care), and drawing up oral and written text to speak and respond to winged praise (extended). However, the rest competencies are reflected in it. Thus, the teacher should add the extra materials which are relevant to the purposes of Kurikulum 2013