Dewi Arum Sari. K2220029. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd. EVALUATING WRITING TASKS IN THE TEXTBOOK 'BAHASA INGGRIS: WORK IN PROGRESS' USING BROWN AND ABEYWICKRAMA'S WRITING PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES. Thesis, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta. June 2024.
The study aims to (1) examine the identified writing tasks in the textbook in terms of Brown and Abeywickrama's writing performance categories and (2) determine the distribution of task designs within each writing category in the textbook. Employing a content analysis method alongside Brown and Abeywickrama's writing performance categories (2018), this research assesses the writing task instructions in the 'Bahasa Inggris: Work in Progress' textbook for 10th-grade senior high school students. The data was obtained by document analysis and analyzed using Miles, Huberman, and Saldaäna's (2014) interactive model of analysis. The findings reveal that all writing categories of Brown and Abeywickrama's writing performance categories are included in the textbook. Among the four categories, responsive writing holds the highest percentage with frequency accounting for (58.06%), followed by extensive writing (19.35%), intensive writing (12.90%), and imitative writing (9.68%). Next, the distribution of task designs in each writing category is varied. Task design types that are prominently used consist of form completion tasks and listening cloze selection tasks (imitative); short answers and completion tasks (intensive); responding to prompts, writing short descriptions, giving opinions upon the instruction, making a reflection, and modifying the storyline (responsive); making longer texts (extensive). Nonetheless, teachers can still consider using this book for English instruction, while textbook designers are encouraged to develop a more diverse range of tasks in future editions. Examining school textbooks using the same theory with different methods or linking textbook values to the curriculum basis is recommended for further research.
