An Analysis of Compulsory English Textbook of Grade Eleven

Abstract

The title of this research is An Analysis of Compulsory English Textbook of Grade Eleven. The main objectives of this study were to examine the quality of compulsory English textbook in terms of its content, and to find out strengths and weaknesses by using Ur’s framework of textbook analysis. This research was based on critical discourse analysis as a research design and made use of mixed method approach in data analysis and interpretation. Data were collected being based on different criteria viz. sexism, ageism, social orientation, and values as suggested by Penny Ur. Collected data were analyzed being based on three dimensional model of discourse analysis proposed by Fairclough. The findings show that the strong points of this textbook are that it. However, when it comes to the social orientation of people and characters used in the texts, it lacks the representation of such diversity. In addition to this, the textbook also lacks in one case the representation of women in the speaking activity. This thesis includes five chapters. The chapter one contains background of the study, statement of research problem, objectives, research questions, delimitations of the research, significance of the study, and defining key terms. The chapter two deals with the review of theoretical literature, review of empirical literature, implication of literature review and conceptual framework. Similarly, chapter three consists design and methods of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, sources of data, data collection tool and technique, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures, and ethical consideration. Likewise, chapter four deals with analysis of data and interpretation of the result. Finally, chapter five contains findings, conclusion and recommendations.