THE ERROR ANALYSIS OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE IN RECOUNT TEXT
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ABSTRACT
The objectives of this research are to identify the types of errors on the use of simple
past tense in students’ recount text writing and to find out the sources of the errors on the use of
simple past tense in students’ recount text writing. This research focused on the eighth grade
students at SMP N 1 Buayan, Kebumen. The method used in this study was descriptive
qualitative. The data of this research was grammatical error on the use of simple past tense and
the source of this research was recount text writing from 32 students of VIII A. The steps of
error analysis were collection the data, identification, description, explanation, and evaluation of
errors. The writer used Surface Strategy Taxonomy proposed by Ellis (2005:61) in analyzing
the data. From the result, the total of errors is 351 errors made by students. From the frequency
of each error types, misinformation is the error which most frequently produced by the students.
It is 192 errors or 54,70% of the total errors. Moreover, omission is 122 errors or 34,76%;
addition is 34 errors or 9,69%; and misordering is 3 errors or 0,85%. They mostly make errors
in misformation of irregular verb in simple past tense, 166 errors or 47,29%. These errors come
from the influence of their first language rules (interlingual), some errors occur because the
students generalize the rule and apply it incompletely (intralingual). From the result of sources
of error, there are 385 sources of error which are classified into 68 or 17,66% interlingual and
317 or 82,34% intralingual. The highest frequently sources of error make by students is
intralingual, which consisted of 317 errors or 82,34%. They mostly make errors in intralingual
of misformation, 192 errors or 43,90%. Most errors made by students are influenced by their
target language rules. Later, the result of this research could be used as a feedback for teachers
to implement effective learning in teaching tenses, in particular to simple past tense.
Keyword: Error Analysis, Types of Error, Sources of Error
The objectives of this research are to identify the types of errors on the use of simple
past tense in students’ recount text writing and to find out the sources of the errors on the use of
simple past tense in students’ recount text writing. This research focused on the eighth grade
students at SMP N 1 Buayan, Kebumen. The method used in this study was descriptive
qualitative. The data of this research was grammatical error on the use of simple past tense and
the source of this research was recount text writing from 32 students of VIII A. The steps of
error analysis were collection the data, identification, description, explanation, and evaluation of
errors. The writer used Surface Strategy Taxonomy proposed by Ellis (2005:61) in analyzing
the data. From the result, the total of errors is 351 errors made by students. From the frequency
of each error types, misinformation is the error which most frequently produced by the students.
It is 192 errors or 54,70% of the total errors. Moreover, omission is 122 errors or 34,76%;
addition is 34 errors or 9,69%; and misordering is 3 errors or 0,85%. They mostly make errors
in misformation of irregular verb in simple past tense, 166 errors or 47,29%. These errors come
from the influence of their first language rules (interlingual), some errors occur because the
students generalize the rule and apply it incompletely (intralingual). From the result of sources
of error, there are 385 sources of error which are classified into 68 or 17,66% interlingual and
317 or 82,34% intralingual. The highest frequently sources of error make by students is
intralingual, which consisted of 317 errors or 82,34%. They mostly make errors in intralingual
of misformation, 192 errors or 43,90%. Most errors made by students are influenced by their
target language rules. Later, the result of this research could be used as a feedback for teachers
to implement effective learning in teaching tenses, in particular to simple past tense.
Keyword: Error Analysis, Types of Error, Sources of Error
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