Abstract
This study aims to explore the teachers perception on using the beyond textbook that is from an international publisher. The study used descriptive qualitative design. The open-ended questionnaire was used to explore the teachers perception. The participants of the study were three English teachers, two of them are from SMPIT Al Muqorrobin-Depok and one is from SMPI Al Ikhlas-South Jakarta. The finding revealed that the teacher has a positive perception of the textbook. It has accordance with the requirements of the good book. The content is aligned with the Indonesia curriculum. It also involved four basic language skills as well as its language knowledge. However, the textbook has very minimal local cultural understanding and doesnt facilitate all learners cognitive level. For further research, it is suggested to have the study in Bilingual or senior school in order to find the maximum result toward the implementation of the textbook.
Highlights
Textbooks are an important source in teaching and learning English
Based on the benefits offered in textbooks, some schools tend to have the best book for their students
In one case in SMPIT Al-Muqorrobin, the school stockholder said that the international book used to provoke students to be able to speak bilingual (English-Indonesia), successful in learning English, and ready to face the latest challenges requiring good performance in English
Summary
Textbooks are an important source in teaching and learning English. It is stated by Brown (1995) points out (Johar & Aziz, 2019) that textbooks are learning support, source of language, stimulation, and reference. It is used by teachers and students as the media that is mandated by the government (Afersa, 2020). This study will focus on “beyond the book”. It is one of the international textbooks used at school
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