The Analysis of Students’ Common Grammatical Errors in Writing
| Main Author: | Muammar Rifqi, 231020582 |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2016
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| Online Access: |
https://repository.ar-raniry.ac.id/id/eprint/1666/1/Muammar%20Rifqi.pdf https://repository.ar-raniry.ac.id/id/eprint/1666/ http://library.ar-raniry.ac.id |
Daftar Isi:
- Writing is considered as the most difficult skill in English. It has some important aspects which must be considered by learners, such as grammar. Language without grammar would be disorganized and causes some communicative problems. This research aims to find out the common types of grammatical errors made by students in their writing. The research was conducted at English Education Department of Islamic Education and Teacher Training Faculty of UIN Ar-Raniry. Twenty two students in one of four units were taken as the participants in this research. The researcher used the writing of sixth semester students’ midterm and final tests as the main source of the data. The collected data were then analyzed by using statistic and descriptive analysis method. After analyzing all of the data, the researcher found 269 errors which contained 76 or 28% errors in using plurality and 58 or 22% errors in the use of verb tense and form for the midterm test. For the final test, a total of 432 errors were counted which included 323 or 75% errors of verb and tense form and 38 or 8% errors of plurality. From the findings, it can be concluded that the most common grammatical errors in the writings of sixth semester students of English Education Department of Islamic Education and Teacher Training Faculty of UIN Ar-Raniry are plurality; and verb tense and form.