AN ERROR ANALYSIS IN WRITING NARRATIVE MADE BY THE
ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK TELADAN SUMATERA UTARA 1 HELVETIA
A THESIS
BY
ATIKA AKHMAR 130721005
AN ERROR ANALYSIS IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT MADE BY THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK TELADAN SUMATERA UTARA 1 HELVETIA
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra Form Department of English.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination.
Head, Secretary,
Dr. H. Muhizar Mucthar, M.S
NIP. 19541117 198003 1 002 NIP. 19750209 200812 1 002
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara.
The examination is held in the faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on Monday, July 6th , 2015
The Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara
NIP. 19511013 197603 1 001 Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, M.A.
Board of Examiners
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S. ……….
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph,D. ……….
Dr. Hj. Masdiana Lubis, M. Hum. ……….
Drs. Chairul Husni, M. Ed. TESOL, ……….
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TITLE OF THESIS : AN ERROR ANALYSIS IN WRITING
NARRATIVE TEXT MADE BY THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK TELADAN SUMATERA UTARA 1 HELVETIA
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ABSTRAK
Skripsi yang berjudul “AN ERROR ANALYSIS IN WRITING NARRATIVE MADE BY THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK TELADAN SUMATERA UTARA 1 HELVETIA” berisi tentang analisa kesalahan yang dibuat oleh siswa/siswi kelas sebelas (XI). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan jenis-jenis kesalahan dan kesalahan yang paling dominan yang dibuat oleh siswa/i berdasarkan jenis-jenis kesalahanya. Dalam menyelesaikan penelitian ini, metode yang digunakan adalah penelitian lapangan dengan menerapkan metode kualitatif. Instrument yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data adalah dengan menyuruh siswa/i menuliskan sebuah teks narativ mengenai pengalaman mereka saat liburan. Berdasarkan grammatical aspek, kesalahan kesalahan yang dianalisis dibatasi hanya pada penggunan past tense, adjective, adverb, article, preposition, possessive, conjunction, punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Sebagai hasil penelitian, ditemukan bahwa kesalahan yang dominant adalah kesalahan informasi 32,9%, kesalahan kehilangan 26,1%, kesalahan penambahan 21,7% dan kesalahan susunan 19,3%. Dan hasil dari kesalahan secara keseluruhan, menunjukan bahwa kesalahan informasi penggunaan past tense yang paling dominan 11,0%.
ABSTRACT
Thesis entitled “AN ERROR ANALYSIS IN WRITING NARRATIVE MADE BY THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK TELADAN SUMATERA UTARA 1 HELVETIA” contains about the analysis of errors made by the eleventh grade students. The purpose of this study is to find out the kinds of error and the dominant error made by the students based on the kinds of error. In completing this research, the method that is used is field research by applying qualitative method. The instrument used to collect data is by asking the students to write a narrative text based on their experiences during holiday. Based on the grammatical aspect, the errors should be limited in using past tense, adjective, adverb, article, preposition, possessive, conjunction, punctuation, capitalization and spelling. As the result of the research, it was found that the dominant error is Misformation Error 32,9%, Omission Error 26,1%, Addition Error 21,7% dan Misordering Error 19,3%. And from the general errors, it shows that Minsinformation Error in using past tense is the dominant error 11,0%.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim.
First of all, “Alhamdulillah” the writer gives praise and thank to Allah SWT who has given her the mercy such as life, healthy, times, believe, and blessing. Shalawat and Salam for the Prophet Muhammad SAW who has brought us from the darkness to the brightness.
This thesis could have been accomplished with the guidance, suggestions and comments from many people. In this occasion, the writer would like to express her sincere gratitude toward her supervisor, Drs. Chairul Husni, M.ED. TESOL and co-supervisor, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D, for the benefit of their wide knowledge and for their suggestions, guidance and advice in making corrections to this thesis.
Her gratitude also goes to the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies Dr. Syahron Lubis, the Head of English Departement Dr. Muhizar Muchtar M.S. and the Secretary of English Department Rahmadsyah Rangkuti M.A., Ph.D. She also wishes to express her thanks to all the lectures of the English Department for their helping and valuable knowledge during her study at this department.
Then, her deepest thank and love go to her beloved parents, Achyar Syauraf and Dra. Maria br. Bangun, who have patiently given moral, spiritual, and prays to their daughter. She also thank to her siblings, Yulia Akhyar, SS., Annisa Nadra, A.Md and Indra Mulia A,Md who have really support her education from the first semester until completed this thesis.
For her best friends Ingrid, Dayana, Nelfi, Yati who always gave her support, critics, and advices. Then for her dearest partner Ivana who always sat beside her during the academic years. The last but not least, thanks for her friends Sheila, Mariaty, Reza, Rummy, Siti, Tya, Winda, Hanna and Rasingan who gives contribution in supporting the writer to complete the study and her thesis.
Finally, I hope that this thesis will be worthwhile contribution for the readers. And also receive any constructive criticism to develop this thesis.
Medan, July 2015 The Writer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ... i
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ... ii
ABSTRAK ... iii
ABSTRACT ... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1Background of the Study ... 1
1.2Problem of the Study ... 3
1.3Scope of the Study ... 3
1.4Objective of the Study ... 4
1.5Significance of the Study ... 4
CHAPTER II REVIEWOF LITERATURE ... 5
2.1Previous Studies ... 5
2.2Definition of Writing ... 7
2.3The Features of Effective Writing ... 8
2.4Text and Genre ... 9
2.4.1 Narrative Text………. 12
2.4.2The Generic Structure of Narrative Text ……… .... 12
2.4.3The Language Feature of Narrative Text ……… ... 13
2.4.4The example of narrative text ……….. .. 16
2.5 Grammar ... 17
2.6 English Tense ... 18
2.7 Definition of Error Analysis ... 20
2.7.2Sources of Error ... 23
2.7.3The causes of Error ... 23
CHAPTER III METHODEAND RESEARCH ... 25
3.1 Research Design ... 25
3.2 Population and Sample ... 26
3.2.1 Population ... 26
3.2.2 Sample ... 26
3.3 Technique of Collecting Data ... 27
3.4 Instrument of Collecting Data ... 27
3.5 Technique of Analyzing Data ... 27
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS ... 30
4.1 Data Analysis ... 30
4.1.10Kinds of Error in Using Spelling ... 51
4.2 Findings ... 52
4.2.1 The Table of Erros ... 52
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 57
5.1 Conclusion ... 57
REFERENCES ... 61 `
List of Tables
Table 1. Kinds of Error……… 52
Table 2. The Errors of Misformation ……….. 53
Table 3. The Errors of Omission……….. 53
Table 4. The Errors of Addition……… 54
Table 5. The Errors of Misordering……….. 54
