Are Indonesian EFL students’ model texts in the English textbook exemplary?

Kurniawan Suryatama, Mochammad Rizki Juanda

Abstract


Teachers often use model texts to assist students in comprehending new genres. Consequently, high-quality model texts are vital as they offer learners a realistic sample of the intended final outcome and the text’s rhetorical structures, norms, and organizational elements. Accordingly, this study aims to evaluate the quality of a student’s narrative model text from the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). The findings reveal that the model text used in this research, “Survival on the Mano River,” is a good model text. However, it demonstrates a higher level of proficiency, suggesting that teachers should assess their students’ proficiency levels before using this text. Furthermore, teachers should consider not only the quality of the model text but also the students’ interests, needs, and proficiency levels before incorporating any text into their teaching.


Keywords


Narrative text, model text, Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17509/ijfl.v5i1.84267

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