Case Study Research in Applied Linguistics. English Grammar: A University Course, 3rd Edition. New York: Oxford University Pressĭowning, Angela. New York: Cambridge University PressĬorder, S. Writing Systems: An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis. Qualitative Research Journal, 9(2), 27-40. Document analysis as a qualitative research method. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.īowen, G. Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach, 5th Ed. U.S.A: Multilingual Mattersīluman, Allan G. Understanding Language Use in the Classroom: A Linguistic Guide for College Educators. Thus, the results of this study can be used as a reference for students' writing problems at the school concerned.īehrens, Susan J. Finally, as the research findings, the type and percentage of grammatical errors committed by the students were omissions (58.82%), followed by misformation (29.41%), addition (8.82%), and misordering (2.94%). Furthermore, the data were collected from students’ descriptive writings. It aims to describe the grammatical errors based on the types of omission, addition, misformation and misordering committed by the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Gunungsitoli Utara in 2021/2022. Therefore, the research was conducted with a qualitative descriptive design.
Based on the background of the problem, an analysis of grammatical errors is important to conduct. Meanwhile, students are expected to be able to write English texts correctly. Therefore, many students who learn English as a foreign language tend to commit errors in their writings. Writing is one of the most difficult English skills. Grammatical Errors, Students’ Writing, Descriptive Texts.
English Dapertment of Nias University of North Sumatra-Indonesia
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