SIMPLE PAST TENSE ERRORS IN RECOUNT-TEXT MADE BY THIRD- GRADE STUDENTS OF SMAN

Firma Pradesta Amanah, Patuan Raja, Sudirman Sudirman

Abstract


Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui jenis kesalahan dan persentase kesalahan yang dibuat oleh siswa dalam menggunakan simple past tense pada teks recount tertulis. Metode yang diguakan adalah metode deskriptif. Sumber data diperoleh dari siswa kelas tiga SMAN 1 Pringsewu. Berdasarkan hasil analisis, hasil kesalahan yang dibuat oleh siswa sebanyak 200 item. Frekuensi kesalahan tertinggi berdasarkan Surface Strategy Taxonomy adalah misformation yaitu 111 (55.50%). Frekuensi selanjutnya adalah omission yaitu 42 kesalahan (21,00%), diikuti addition yaitu 24 kesalahan (12,00%), dan yang terendah adalah misordering yaitu 23 kesalahan (11,50%). Kemudian, berdasarkan Communicative Effect Taxonomy, kesalahan global yaitu 27 item (13,50% ) dan kesalahan lokal yaitu 173 item (86,50%). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa sebagian besar siswa masih melakukan semua jenis tipe kesalahan, mereka masih memiliki masalah dengan tata bahasa Inggris.

The purposes of this research were to find out the types of errors and the percentages of errors made by the students in using simple past tense in writing recount text. The method was descriptive method. The sources of data were the third grade students of SMAN 1 Pringsewu. Based on the results of the analysis, the result of errors that was made by the students were 200 items. The highest frequency of errors based on Surface Strategy Taxonomy was misformation that was 111 (55.50%). The next frequencies were omission that was 42 errors (21.00%), followed by addition that was 24 (12.00%), and the lowest one was misordering consisted of 23 errors or (11.50%). Then, based on Communicative Effect Taxonomy, global errors were counted for 27 items (13.50%) and local errors were 173 items (86.50%). The conclusion of this research was most of the students still committed all types of errors, they still had problem with English grammar.

Keywords: communicative effect taxonomy, recount text, simple past tense, surface strategy taxonomy

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