<p>Textbooks that are too difficult to read will decrease students’ motivation in learning, while textbooks that are too easy to read will make students less interested in reading them. Therefore, the readability analysis needs to be done so that the textbooks used as learning media are suitable for the students who become the target readers of the books. This study analyzes the texts in Junior High School English textbooks entitled “English in Focus” grades VII, VIII, and IX published by the Center of Book Archieve of the Department of National Education by using cloze procedure. The tests were carried out in SMPN 1 Gunungputri and SMP Sejahtera 2 Cileungsi, involving students in grades VII, VIII, and IX. The texts tested were adapted to their grade levels. The tests were made in the form of 100 words which were then omitted at every 5th word. The readability results of “English in Focus” textbook are that not all texts in the book are suitable for students who use it. If the books are considered as suitable teaching material, these books need some changes because there are 6 texts from the total of 24 texts that are considered too difficult for students.</p><p>Keywords: textbook assessment, readability, cloze procedure</p>

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The aim of the research is to find out 1) the aims of students to learn English; 2) the aspects of English students want to learn, 3) the purpose of learning four English language skills namely reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and 4) the difficulties students face when learning English. This research employs a descriptive analysis method with a qualitative approach. The respondents consist of students taken from six regular classes in an informatics study program. The data are obtained by distributing questionnaires. The result of the research indicates that 1) the main aim of students to learn English is for the needs for finding a job; 2) the students want to learn all aspects of language, especially reading; 3) the students’ main difficulties when learning English are limited vocabulary and insufficient understanding of grammar.

Pengajaran dan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris telah berubah dari metode konvensional di mana siswa dapat berada dalam kondisi pembelajaran tatap muka dengan guru dan teman-temannya, kini menjadi modern dengan bantuan teknologi yang melibatkan berbagai <em>platform</em> seperti Quizizz yang dapat di akses secara gratis dan mudah digunakan. Media Quizizz sudah sering digunakan pengajar dalam proses pembelajaran maupun penilaian secara daring.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pandangan mahasiswa Teknik Informatika terhadap penggunaan Quizizz sebagai media pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Desain penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan menjabarkan data yang diperoleh, metode pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioneryan memanfaatkan <em>google form</em>. Selain itu, dilakukan wawancara kepada beberapa responden mahasiswa untuk mendapatkan analisis data yang lebih komprehensif untuk memperkuat hasil kesimpulan kuesioner. Secara keseluruhan, hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Quizizz diterima secara positif di kalangan mahasiswa karena efektivitas, kelayakan, dan kemudahan penggunaan, serta dapat meningkatkan motivasi mereka. Maka, penggunaan Quizizz dapat menjadi salah satu media pembelajaran dan penilaian pembelajaran bahasa inggris pada tingkat universitas<p> </p>

This study aims to determine the teacher's perception of using the Wordwall.net application as a medium for learning English vocabulary. This research is descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The research data was the teacher's perception of using the Wordwall.net application as a medium for learning English vocabulary. The data source is teachers at SDN Makassar 06, East Jakarta. Data was collected using a questionnaire. The data from the questionnaire were then tabulated, analyzed, and interpreted. This study found positive perceptions from teachers towards the use of the Wordwall.net application as a medium for learning English vocabulary. This study concludes that teachers are satisfied with learning media Wordwall.net to use in teaching English vocabulary