Course book evaluation of english textbook for senior high school: sosiolinguistics perspective

This study intends to examine if EFL textbooks used in Indonesian senior high schools are in accordance with sociolinguistic principles. Ideally, textbooks would include not only knowledge about the structure of language, but also information about the application of English in social settings. The researcher did a qualitative investigation of the EFL textbook "Pathway to English" for grade 12 SMA in this study. This research was conducted with a
sociolinguistically appropriate checklist and mostly focused on analyzing book conversations accompanied by audio. Based on the result of the study, the researchers came to the
conclusion that the textbook does not effectively incorporate sociolinguistic aspects in the formation of dialogic situations. Among the three dialogues evaluated, only one takes into account multi-background involvement with native and non-native contact and enhances
intercultural communicative competence. Because textbooks are one of the sources for learning a foreign language in an EFL situation, the author and publisher are recommended
to take sociolinguistic factors into account in designing textbooks, especially conversation.