Abstract :
ABSTRACT
Arsella, Nova. 2023. Error Analysis of Students Writing Recount Text in
Tenth Grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Metro in the Academic
Year 2022/2023. English Department Study Progam. Teacher
Training and Education Faculty. Muhammadiyah University of
Metro. Advisors: (1) Amirudin Latif, M.Pd. (2) Drs. H. Bambang
Eko Siagiyanto, M.Pd.
Keywords : Errors, Recount text, Writing.
Students need to understand grammar, vocabulary, and ideas.
Furthermore, they need to improve their writing. Writing Recount
text can help students to explore their memories of past experiences
using personal expressions and feelings. This research aims to
analyze the types of errors and to find the most common errors
made by students in writing recount text in the tenth grade of SMA
Muhammadiyah 2 Metro in the academic year 2022/2023 based on
surface strategy taxonomy. The research method used was
qualitative, with the researcher as the main instrument. The
research instrument used for data collection is a test, and the data
are analyzed using five analysis methods based on Rod Ellis
(2008).
This research shows four types of error in recount text: omission,
addition, misordering, and misinformation. The number of errors
made by the students was 77, and the most frequent error was a
misformation error, with 52 error items (61%). The second error was
an omission error, with 22 error items (26%). The third error was the
addition error, with seven error items (9%), and finally, the least
frequent was the sorting error, with three error items (4%).
This research provides information or findings into the types of
errors often made by students in writing recount texts. This research
is hoped to serve as comparison, an ilustrative example, or a poin of
reference. Additionally, the researchers to identify factors
contributing to students? errors when writing recount when writing
recount texts that not been explored in this research.