Asti Ananta
Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara

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EXPLORING SYNTACTIC COMPETENCE IN ACADEMIC WRITING: EVIDENCE FROM UINSU TADRIS ENGLISH STUDENTS Anissa Anissa; Asti Ananta; Harshanda Rafika Putriana; Siti Ismahani
EDUCATIONAL : Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan & Pengajaran Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Pusat Pengembangan Pendidikan dan Penelitian Indonesia (P4I)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51878/educational.v6i1.8638

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This study investigates the syntactic competence of fifth-semester Tadris English students at Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara (UINSU) in producing academic writing. The purpose of this study is to identify common syntactic errors and examine students’ ability to apply syntactic structures accurately in academic texts. This research employed a qualitative descriptive approach involving 20 students as participants. The data were obtained from students’ academic writing assignments in the form of short essays and analyzed using error analysis techniques. The analysis focused on sentence structure, clause construction, subject–verb agreement, word order, and the use of connectors. The findings indicate that although students demonstrate basic understanding of English syntax, they still encounter difficulties in producing complex syntactic structures. Sentence structure errors, subject–verb agreement problems, and clause construction errors were the most frequently identified. These findings suggest that students have not fully mastered syntactic rules required for effective academic writing. Therefore, this study highlights the importance of explicit syntactic instruction, guided writing practice, and corrective feedback to enhance students’ syntactic competence in EFL academic contexts. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji kompetensi sintaksis mahasiswa semester lima Program Studi Tadris Bahasa Inggris Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara (UINSU) dalam penulisan akademik. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dengan melibatkan 20 mahasiswa sebagai partisipan. Data diperoleh dari tugas menulis akademik mahasiswa berupa esai singkat yang dianalisis menggunakan teknik analisis kesalahan. Analisis difokuskan pada struktur kalimat, konstruksi klausa, kesesuaian subjek dan verba, urutan kata, serta penggunaan konjungsi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa meskipun mahasiswa telah memiliki pemahaman dasar mengenai sintaksis bahasa Inggris, mereka masih mengalami kesulitan dalam menggunakan struktur sintaksis yang kompleks. Kesalahan yang paling sering ditemukan meliputi kesalahan struktur kalimat, kesesuaian subjek dan verba, serta konstruksi klausa. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa belum sepenuhnya menguasai kaidah sintaksis yang diperlukan dalam penulisan akademik. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini menekankan pentingnya pengajaran sintaksis secara eksplisit, latihan menulis yang terarah, serta pemberian umpan balik untuk meningkatkan kompetensi sintaksis mahasiswa dalam konteks EFL.
UNDERSTANDING PHONOLOGY: BASIC CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES OF ANALYSIS Nasywa Sakinah; Asti Ananta; Ajrul Khair; Yani Lubis
JALC : JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTIC AND STUDIES OF CULTURAL Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): November
Publisher : Rahis Cendekia Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.65787/jalc.v3i2.593

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Studying the orderly arrangement and purpose of speech sounds in a language is essential to understanding phonology. Phonemes, the smallest units of sound that define meaning, are the subject of phonology, which also studies how these sounds are patterned and controlled by phonotactics, stress, and intonation. Phonology examines the abstract, conceptual representations of sounds and their language functions, in contrast to phonetics, which examines the physical production and acoustic characteristics of sounds. Identifying phonemes, their allophones (variations), and the principles that explain sound alterations in various contexts—such as assimilation and deletion—are all part of phonological analysis. The flap realization of /t/ and /d/ sounds between vowels and the pronunciation variants of the plural morpheme -s ([s], [z], [ɪz]) are two examples of English phonological rules. All things considered, phonology offers crucial information about how sounds work to transmit meaning and structure in language communication.