English Language Teaching Prima Journal (ELT)
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): English Languange Teaching Prima (ELT)

STUDENTS' ERROR ANALYSIS IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

1Agnes Pebiani Br.Nadeak (Universitas Prima Indonesia)
Sheilla Nur Affifa (Universitas Prima Indonesia)
Minda Mora Br Barus (Universitas Prima Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Jan 2021

Abstract

ABSTRACT This research aims to analyze and classify the errors made by students in writing descriptive text. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The participants were the X-1 grade Senior High School students of SMA Swasta Puteri Sion, in the academic year of 2020/2021. Data for this research were taken by doing a task. The researchers gave a paper about descriptive text which has no punctuations on it, then sudents answered it. This study showed that there were four errors that students made which are addition, misinformation, misordering and omission. The percentage error of addition was 23,5%, error of misinformation 21,3%, error of misordering 18,4% and error of omission 36,8%. According to the percentage, it could be concluded if error of omission is the most dominant error by students with 36,8% and error of misordering is the lowest error students made with 18,4%. Keywords : Punctuation Mark, Descriptive Text, Writing

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ELTP

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Physics Social Sciences

Description

ELT Prima is refered journal, published twice a year. An attempt is made to mantain a balanced coverage of language, literature, culture, teaching,pshycs, and ...