@thesis{thesis, author={MERTA RANI}, title ={TEACHER’S PERCEPTION ON SPEAKING ACTIVITIES OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK “WHEN ENGLISH RINGS A BELL” FOR 7th GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 2 MASBAGIK}, year={2020}, url={http://eprints.hamzanwadi.ac.id/4611/}, abstract={This study was aimed to find the teachers perception on speaking activities of English textbook “When English Rings a Bell”. This study used descrptive qualitative as the research design. The subjects of the study were two English teachers of SMPN 2 Masbagik who tought first year students. To collect the data the researcher used two instruments, there were observation and interview. The interview consisted of 13 openended questions.This result indicated that the textbook was excellent. Both of the teachers believed that the textbook provided communicative activities because they totally reflected the criteria of the speaking activities. While, the result of the interview showed that the teachers believed that the textbook is suitable with their teaching and learning objectives. The textbook is also very helpful as their guidance and source in the teaching and learning process. Keywords: Textbooks, teachers’ perception, speaking activities.} }