Institusion
Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji
Author
Lista Kumala Sari, Sinaga
Erwin, Pohan
Muhammad, Candra
Subject
411 Writing Systems/Sistem Tulisan, Penulisan
Datestamp
2021-07-28 04:17:19
Abstract :
This research was conducted to find out the types of errors most often
carried out by eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 12 Tanjungpinang. The
subject of the study was the writing of recount texts of eighth grade students about
their own experiences in the past. Text is analyzed by referring to surface strategy
taxonomy; omission, addition, missformation, and missordering according too
Dulay, Burt & Krashen. The design used in this study is descriptive text using a
qualitative research approach where the researcher explains the results of the
study by describing the data obtained. The technique used for data retrieval is
direct observation techniques. The data collection tool is a written test. The results
of the study showed that the number of errors made by students in the omission
amounted to 63 errors or 18.97%, plus 62 errors or 18.67%, missformation 171
errors or 51.50%, and missordering totaling 36 errors or 10.84%. The total
number of errors made by the eihth grade SMP Negeri 12 Tanjungpinang is 332
errors, the type of errors most often made by students is missf ormation where
students often use the wrong morpheme or structure, and the lowest error is
missordering.