Readability of Text in the Textbook of Meaning in Text

The aims of this study were to find out the levels of text readability in the textbook of Meaning in Text, the type of genre is the highest score of the text readability and the way of the level of texts readability realized among the types of 6 reading texts analyzed in the textbook of Meaning in Text. This study used
descriptive qualitative design. The source of data of this study are 6 texts inside of Meaning in Text textbook for senior high school grade ten published by Bina
Media Perintis. In analyzing the data used Flesch Reading Ease Formula to find out the readability level of texts in Meaning in Text textbook and to know the way of the level of texts readability are realized among the types of reading texts by the lexical density level by using Eggins Formula (2004). The result of this study
showed that: first, the readability level found in Meaning in Text textbook consist of low, medium and high level using scale zero to one hundred. The readability
level in interval 0-50 is difficult text are 16.7% in low level, in interval 50-70 is normal texts are 33.4% in medium level and interval 70-100 is easy texts are 50%
in high level. Second, the highest of readability score of reading text is descriptive with the average 76.94. It meant that descriptive text is the easiest text. The lowest readability score is recount with average 51.7. This meant that recount text is the most difficult text in the textbook. The way of readability level realized among the types of the text in the reading texts of Meaning in Text, English Textbook are through the total average number of sentence length (ASL) and through the
Average number of syllable per Word (ASW). And lexical density through content carrying lexical items (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs) and lexical items in reading text of that textbook. It is expected that the findings of this study will be useful for everyone who wants to study more about readability of texts.