AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF THE NARRATIVE WRITTEN TEXTS OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMAN 1 YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013

Oktaviani Oktaviani, Sugirin Sugirin

Abstract


This research study aims at describing the kinds and the causal factors of errors made by the first year students of SMAN 1 Yogyakarta in writing narrative texts. The research was a case study which used a qualitative approach. The data were obtained from 32 students’ written texts and in-depth interviews. The data were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative descriptive techniques. The results are: (1) four categories of errors were found in the students’ written texts, consisting of (a) seven kinds of omission errors; (b) three kinds of addition errors; (c) six kinds of selection errors; (d) 18 errors in the form of misordering errors. Furthermore, from 396 errors found, 2 errors were global errors. (2) selection errors occur most frequently (52.7%) followed by omission errors (25. 2%), addition errors (17. 9%), and misordering errors (4. 0%).  (3) two kinds of direct factors found, namely  negative interlanguage transfers and negative intralingual transfer (4) the three sources of indirect factors causing the students to make errors in their writing are: students’ low interest, feedback on the students’ writing results, and low frequency of the writing instruction.

Keywords: writing skill, error, error analysis, kinds of errors, causal factors

 

ANALISIS KESALAHAN DALAM TEKS NARASI SISWA KELAS 1 SMAN 1 YOGYAKARTA TAHUN PEMBELAJARAN 2012/2013 

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan jenis-jenis dan penyebab-penyebab kesalahan dalam menulis teks narasi pada siswa kelas 1 SMAN 1 Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian studi kasus dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Data penelitian diperoleh dari 32 teks hasil karangan siswa dan wawancara mendalam dengan siswa. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan teknik deskriptif kuantitatif dan deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian adalah sebagai berikut. (1) empat kategori errors ditemukan pada hasil tulisan siswa, yang meliputi: (a) tujuh jenis omission errors; (b) tiga jenis addition errors; (c) enam jenis selection errors; (d) delapan belas misordering errors. Selain itu, dari 396 kesalahan yang ditemukan, 2 di antaranya merupakan global errors. (2) selection errors memiliki frekuensi tertinggi (52.7%), diikuti omission errors (25.2%), kemudian addition errors (17.9%), dan misordering errors (4.0%). (3) dua jenis direct factors yang menyebabkan kesalahan di dalam menulis, yakni (a) negative interlingual transfer dan negative intralingual transfer. (4) tiga macam sumber dari indirect factors yang menyebabkan kesalahan di dalam menulis, yakni: rendahnya minat siswa terhadap bahasa Inggris, tidak adanya feedback mengenai hasil tulisan siswa, dan kurangnya frekuensi pembelajaran menulis.

Kata Kunci: keterampilan menulis, kesalahan, analisis kesalahan, jenis-jenis kesalahan, faktor-faktor penyebab kesalahan

Keywords


writing skill; error; error analysis; kinds of errors; causal factors

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