Silvester GoridusSukur, Suwarsih Madya, J. Bismoko
This research aims to reveal whether the content of English textbooks used by senior high school students in Yogyakarta Special Territory in particular and those all over Indonesia in general contextually fulfills the teachers and students’ need in learning English as a foreign language in Indonesia, which is multicultural, multilingual, and multi-ethnic. This qualitative content analysis research was conducted with the content analysis research method. The research procedure was adapted from these experts. This research was conducted in DIY from January to November 2018. The research data were collected by using a checklist with the help of NVivo 11 Plus Software. The test result of the agreement level of reliability with the Kappa reliability test standard showed > 90.84% (excellent).The result of the research demonstrates that: first, in terms of contextuality, the contents of the three textbooks selected for this research have been developed contextually, but some materials are not contextual; second, the level of difficulty of the material in these textbooks is suitable for students in big cities, but may not be suitable for those with minimal competence in remote areas all over Indonesia; third, the textbooks were developed with national standards so that they are not contextual at a certain level because of the different conditions of students, regions, and socio-cultures all over Indonesia. Therefore, the textbooks are advised to be revised to meet the real particular context of students all over Indonesia. © IAEME Publication.
Graduate School, Yogyakarta State University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
