IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Lite

The Error Analysis of Grammar Found in Students’ Writing on WhatsApp

Setiyorini, Tri Jampi (Unknown)
Suwarna (Unknown)
Novi Lestari (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Jan 2026

Abstract

Grammar is a necessary language component to improve the proficiency of learner’ language. However, many secondary education learners still commit grammatical errors in typing their messages on WhatsApp. This research aims to describe grammatical errors types found in students’ writing on WhatsApp typed by 20 first-semester learners in an Indonesian university. The researchers used a descriptive case study to conduct the research. The research participants were 20 first-semester learners of a private university in Central Java, Indonesia. The researchers used a test to collect the data. They analyzed the tests results descriptively by using Keshavarz’s theory. The analysis result shows that the percentage for each error type is 27.5% (omission), 10.6% (addition), 58.2% (substitution), and 3.7% (permutation). The research result indicates that the most dominant error is substitution (58.2%).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ideas

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

IDEAS Journal is published twice a year in the months of June and December (P-ISSN 2338-4778 and E-ISSN 2548-4192); it presents articles on English language teaching and learning, linguistics, and literature. The contents include analyses, studies and application of theories, research report, ...