A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN WRITTEN DISCOURSE: AN INVESTIGATION ON SOME EFL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Authors

  • utin holanita University of PGRI Pontianak
  • Alda Fuadiah IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Dayat IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Maliqul Hafis IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Yulianti Hitaa IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Hadiana IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Sarmila IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Sammy Ammar Fahrezi IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Tiara Dwifosa IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Afif Fikri Abdullah IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Akmal Anugerah Riyadi IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Anggi Ernadila IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Anita Rista Aliffia IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • , Atiesa Hardianty IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Aufa Rafiqi IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Heti Susanti IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Rahayu Meliasar IKIP PGRI Pontianak
  • Marsa Ayu Tira IKIP PGRI Pontianak

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https://doi.org/10.31571/bahasa.v11i2.10075

Abstract

This research investigated grammatical errors in the written discourse of EFL senior high school students. The research aimed to identify and classify the grammatical errors into specific categories in the written discourse produced by EFL senior high school students. This research uses a case study descriptive qualitative approach. The data collection tool in this research is a document in the form of narrative text written by students. The research subjects consisted of twelfth grade students from SMK Negeri 1 Ketapang, majoring in banking. The data collection focused on identifying and categorizing the errors into several types. The data were analyzed using Error Analysis (EA), which served as the main framework for analyzing grammatical errors in narrative texts written by students during English learning activities. The analysis revealed that total of 58 grammatical errors across seven categories: word form (17.24%), vocabulary (12.07%), punctuation (25.86%), verb tense and form (32.76%), articles (5.17%), connectives (3.45%), and subject-verb agreement (3.45%). These findings highlight the areas where students struggle, such as constructing accurate verb tense and verb form and using proper punctuation, which significantly affect the coherence of their written narratives.

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2022-03-12

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holanita, utin, Fuadiah, A., Dayat, Hafis, M., Hitaa, Y., Hadiana, … Marsa Ayu Tira. (2022). A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN WRITTEN DISCOURSE: AN INVESTIGATION ON SOME EFL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa, 11(2), 535–544. https://doi.org/10.31571/bahasa.v11i2.10075

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022): Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa

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