AN ERROR ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS` WRITING AT THE FOURTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM OF TARBIYAH DEPARTMENT AT STAIN PALOPO

Israil, Irnawati (2013) AN ERROR ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS` WRITING AT THE FOURTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM OF TARBIYAH DEPARTMENT AT STAIN PALOPO. Other thesis, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palopo.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT
Irnawati Israil, 2013. “An Error Analysis on Students` Writing at the Fourth
Semester Students of English Study Program of Tarbiyah Department
at STAIN Palopo”. Under the supervisors (1) Dr. Masruddin, S.S.,
M.Hum.,(II) Madehang, S.Ag., M.Pd.
Key Words : Error analysis, Students` Writing.
This thesis deals with “Error Analysis on Students` Writing at the Fourth
Semester Students of English Study Program of Tarbiyah Department at STAIN
Palopo”. The main discussion of this study are : the kinds of errors that students
mostly commit on students` writing and the possible causes that the students to
commit errors on students` writing.
This thesis applied a case study research, it was used to describe an error
analysis on students` writing. This study was focused on the Fourth Semester
Students of English Study Program of Tarbiyah Department at STAIN Palopo in the
2013 academic year. The writer took these 64 students from three classes, class A,
class B, and class C as the populations. The sample of this research was taken by
using random sampling technique, where the writer took the sample by ordering the
number 1 to 64. Then the sample was chosen by measuring the number of multiple 4.
So, the writer got the total sample as much 16 students. The main purpose of this
research are, to analyze and then categorize the errors that student commit on
students` writing, and to find out the causes of those errors on students` writing.
This research showed that the fourth semester students of English study
program of tarbiyah department at STAIN Palopo mostly commit errors in grammar
category in Substitution with the percentage14,10 % of Addition error category,
17,94 % of Omission error category, 60,25 % of Substitution error category and 7,69
% of Ordering error category; and based on the table 2-5, it was found that the
students committed error in Addition category, indicates that there was none of
students do addition in subject and object, 11 (73,33%) error of addition in verb and 4
(26,66%) error of addition in preposition; the students committed error in Omission
category, indicates that 1 (5%) error of omission in subject, 1 (5%) error of omission
in object, 10 (50%) error of omission in verb and 8 (40%) error of omission in
preposition; the students committed error in Substitution category, indicates that 7
(9,85%) error of substitution in subject, 1 (1,40%) error of substitution in object, 63
(88,73%) error of substitution in verb and there was none of students do substitution
in preposition; and students committed error in Ordering category, indicates that there
was none of students do ordering in subject and object, 7 (77,77%) error of ordering
in verb and 2 (22,22) error of ordering in preposition. It showed that in grammar
category the students mostly commit errors in Substitution in verb. Some factors that
causes of those errors on students` writing are, Lack of understanding about structure
and grammar, lack of understanding parts of speech and lack of vocabulary, the
students do not have motivation to learn English, the students are careless and do not
focus when they are writing, and there is interference of inter-lingual transfer.

Item Type:	Thesis (Other)
Subjects:	400 Ilmu Bahasa, Kebahasaan > 420 Bahasa Inggris
Divisions:	Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan > Program Studi S-1 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Atik Rahman Atif, S.Sos
Date Deposited:	21 Jun 2023 07:11
Last Modified:	21 Jun 2023 07:11
URI:	http://repository.iainpalopo.ac.id/id/eprint/6815

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