The Analysis Of Grammatical Errors In Writing Recount Text By 8th Grade Junior High School Students
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Error Analysis, Recount Text, WritingAbstract
The objectives of this research were to investigate what types of error based on surface strategy taxonomy by Dulay et al. that the eighth grade students did in writing recount text and what are the causes of errors based on Norrish’s theory in their writing recount text. This research uses mixed-method with explanatory sequential mixed methods approach. This research conducted on eighth-grade students at MTs Negeri Kota Sorong in 2023/2024 academic year. The writer collected the data through students’ writing and interview. The errors collected was categorize into four types based on Surface Strategy Taxonomy proposed by Dulay: omission, addition, misformation, and misordering error. The total of error made by 8 students was 89. Based on the finding research, the total of omission errors were 18 errors with a percentage of 20.22%, addition errors were 8 errors with a percentage of 8.99%. The most common error that appear is misformation errors were 58 errors or 65.17% of total errors. Misordering error was the least occur with 5 errors or 5.62%. This research also aimed to find out the factors of students cause errors in writing recount text based on Norrish’s theory. The data obtained from the findings of students' error in writing and interview with 5 students and the teacher. It was found that carelessness is the most causes of errors with 49 errors, which is 55.06% of total. In addition, first language interference were 13 errors with a percentage of 14.60% and translation causes were 27 errors with a percentages 30.34%.
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