Evaluation of Engineering English Teaching Materials in the Civil Department at Padang State University

Abstract

English teaching material is important in leaning process, therefore the teacher need be able to select the right book to use on teaching and learning process. One of the ways is through textbook evaluation. This study aims to evaluate the English teaching materials in the Civil Department at Padang State University. The data were taken by distributing checklist and conducting interview to the lecturer and the students. The data were analyzed by getting average and percentage. The methodology of the research is descriptive qualitative analysis. Results showed that content in the textbook are not communicative for the students. Therefore, there is the need for the teaching material to be revised based on communicative and online teaching needs.