Testiana Deni Wijayatiningsih
University of Muhammadiyah Semarang

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Error Analysis on EFL Learners’ Analytical Exposition Writing Aprilista Dwi Permatasari; Testiana Deni Wijayatiningsih; Dodi Mulyadi
Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 1 No 1 (2018): Volume 1 Number 1 August 2018
Publisher : Faculty of Language and Literature, University of Surakarta

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This research was aimed to find out the errors that occur in writing analytical exposition text which are made by students in XI grade of SMA N 15 Semarang. The data were taken from the students' writing product. All data concerning grammatical errors were analyzed by using Ellis' theory. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The results of this research showed that there were three kinds of errors made by the students. First, omission is leaving out an item that is required for an utterance to be considered grammatically. Second, misinformation is using one grammatical form in place of another grammatical form. Lastly, misordering is putting the words in an utterance in the wrong order. This research was expected to give understanding about grammatical errors in writing analytical exposition text so it can help students in writing English text well.
Analysing Communication Strategies of Youtube Video by Students of English Department in Unimus Riana Eka Budiastuti; Testiana Deni Wijayatiningsih
Surakarta English and Literature Journal Vol 2 No 1 (2019): Volume 2 Number 1 February 2019
Publisher : Faculty of Language and Literature, University of Surakarta

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This research aims at explaining communication strategies (CS) used by the 4th semester students of English education in University of Muhammadiyah Semarang. Data gained from the transcription of YouTube video in each channel owned by students. This descriptive qualitative study observed the frequency of communication strategies employed by students by analyzing their utterance used Tarone’s typologies of communication strategies. Based on the analysis, it can be seen that the use of communication strategies in speaking class were dominated by Topic Avoidance (28%), followed by Message Abandonment (24%), and Approximation (20%). After that, it is followed by Mime (16%), and Literal Translation (12%). It can also be said that the 4th semester students of English department of University of Muhammadiyah Semarang employed 25 communication strategies in their YouTube video.