Abstract
The purpose of this research is to analyze English IIB textbooks especially in terms of the readability of texts and to provide English teachers with some objective data for selecting a IIB textbook for classroom use. First, all the 29 IIB textbooks published in 1988 were examined in order to find out overall characteristics. Next, the readability of eight IIB textbooks was analyzed by using 'Ghost Writer', a computer software based on the Fry Readability Formula. The results of the analysis indicate that the readability levels of 121 reading materials in eight textbooks range from 2nd grade to college level.
