An analysis of electronic reading materials on British Council

In this modern era, almost all of the aspects of education need technology in order to support the effectiveness and efficiency of education. The use of technology in language teaching and learning process cannot be separated from the internet. Teaching material especially electronic reading materials which have some different aspects should be prepared by the teacher before teaching in order to fit with the good criteria of reading materials such as content and display. The aim of this study is the electronic reading materials on British Council based on the criteria of good reading materials. Qualitative descriptive is used in this study by analyzing 13 reading materials. The checklist is used as the instrument of this study in the form of yes / no questions. The checklist consists of 9 criteria. Based on the finding and discussion, the electronic reading materials on British Council meet the criteria of familiar topics and effective presentation of vocabulary in aspect of content. While, reading materials do not meet with the criteria of interesting topics, necessary topics and appropriate vocabulary. In other hand, electronic reading materials on British Council meet the criteria of glossary and advanced organizer of page in aspect. But, reading materials do not meet with the criteria of supporting by multimedia elements and developing comprehension strategy.