AN EVALUATION OF SPEAKING MATERIALS IN THINK GLOBALLY ACT LOCALLY TEXTBOOK FOR NINTH GRADE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

This research was a descriptive qualitative study. It was intended to observe,
evaluate, and discover the quality of the speaking materials which appear in Think
Globally Act Locally textbook for ninth grade of junior high school published by
the Ministry of Education and Culture 2018 revised edition. Researcher evaluated
the speaking materials regarding to the four criteria of good speaking materials by
Scott (2005), which comprised (1) there are clear instructions, (2) there are
communicative activities, (3) there are engaging and challenging activities, and
(4) there are analytical activities. The research object was Think Globally Act
Locally textbook, specifically the whole speaking materials on that book. The
instruments consisted of evaluation table, documentation, and interview. The data
were collected through six necessary steps, included (1) read the textbook
thoroughly, (2) find out all the speaking materials, (3) observe all the speaking
materials that was found, (4) identify the speaking materials regarding to the four
criteria, (5) report the data through evaluation table, and (6) present the data in
detail. The result of this study showed that there were 40 speaking materials found
in the textbook, 30 of them filled the category of “good”, and 10 others reached
the category of “sufficient”. In conclusion, overall the speaking materials in this
textbook were classified as good. Therefore, researcher recommends this textbook
to be implemented as the main source for speaking activities in classroom
interaction.
Keywords: Speaking materials, criteria of good speaking materials, textbook.