JALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literacy)
Vol 7, No 1 (2023)

Lexical Density in EFL Indonesian Textbooks: A Comparative Analysis

Ahmad Fadhil (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI))
Wawan Gunawan (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI))
Yanty Wirza (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI))



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Feb 2023

Abstract

The lexical density is known as the component determining the complexity level of the text. Hence, measurement of lexical density is needed to find out how challenging a particular text is to read.  However, it is important to know that the lexical density in English reading materials especially in Indonesian EFL textbooks between the Government Publisher and Non-Government Publisher is still less explored. This research will employ the Quantitative design to investigate how dense the lexical items are found in these two EFL Textbooks. The result showed that the lexical density of the non-government textbook is denser in all of the genres of the text compared to the government textbooks. In brief, by knowing the lexical density in the text, the teacher should have known what the appropriate text level should be taught to the students which is neither too low nor too high.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jall

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

JALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literacy) is an academic biannual journal, published in February and September. The journal contents are managed by the English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Science, Galuh University. The objective of the journal is to provide a ...