AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ DESCRIPTIVE WRITING ON THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MAN 11 JAKARTA IN THE 2014/2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

livia rahmawati; drs. susilo wardoyo, m. pd.; tri wintolo apoko, dr. m. pd.;

KEYSA YUANA PUTRI; 1001065114 An Error Analysis of students’
descriptive writing on the tenth grade students of MAN 11 Jakarta in the 2014/2015
Academic Year. A paper, Jakarta: The Study Programme of English Education the
School of Teacher Training and Education the University of Muhammadiyah Prof.
Dr. Hamka, 2015.
The purpose of this study was to find out the most typical and the causes of
error which are made by the students in descriptive writing. Based on the purpose of
the study, the method that the writer used was descriptive analytical method. The
population of the study was the tenth grade students of MAN 11 Jakarta. Moreover,
the sample of the study was the students of X – IIS 1. In collecting the data, the writer
administered a kind of writing test to students.
In analyzing students’ errors in this study, the writer focused on the types of
error stated by Azar. The result of the study revealed that common errors on the
students’ writing ability were the error of capitalization (47.81%), errors in omit a
word (2.96%), errors in singular-plural (3.14%), errors in word choice (10.99%),
errors in verb tense (1.74%), errors in add a word (9.24%), errors in spelling (7.50%),
errors in punctuation (11.69%), errors in word order (1.22%), errors in meaning not
clear (1.74%), article (0.34%), errors in run on sentence (0.17%).
Meanwhile in analyzing source of errors, the writer used source of errors by
Brown. The result of the study revealed that common errors on the sources of error
were in interlingual transfer (15%), intralingual transfer (18%), context of learning
(63%), communication strategies (4%). It indicated that most of students need more
treatment and remedial teaching from the teacher toward their errors in English
writings. And then, the tenth grade students of MAN 11 Jakarta X - IIS 1 still need
more practices in order to develop their writings.