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AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN WRITING

RECOUNT TEXT AT THE SECOND GRADE OF SMP PGRI 04

KALIPARE

THESIS

By:

LENA ANGGRAENI

201110100311148

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2015

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AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN WRITING

RECOUNT TEXT AT THE SECOND GRADE OF SMP PGRI 04

KALIPARE

THESIS

Thisthesisissubmittedtomeetone of therequirementstoachieve

Sarjana DegreeinEnglish Education

By:

LENA ANGGRAENI

201110100311148

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2015

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This thesis written by Lena Anggraeni was approved on 12 November 2015.

By:

Advisor II Advisor I

Khairudin, S.Pd.,M.Pd. Puji Sumarsono, M.Ed.,M.Pd

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This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of the Faculty of Teacher Training

and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang

and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Education

on 12 November 2015.

Approved by:

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Dean,

Dr. PoncojariWahyono,M.Kes.

Examiners: Signatures:

1. Puji Sumarsono, M.Ed., M.Pd. 1.…………………….

2. Khairudin, S.Pd.,M.Pd. 2……………………..

3. RinjaniBonavidi, S.Pd., M.Ed., Ph.D. 3……………………..

4. TeguhHadiSaputro, S.Pd., M.A. 4……………………..

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO

Success needs process

and

Patience will produce the best result

My graduation hat is dedicated to:

1. The honorable father and mother of my life

2. The beloved 7 sisters of class C

3. My special one, Rizal Rizqiandy

4. The two amazing advisor, Mr. Puji and Mr. Khairudin

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ORIGINALITY DECLARATION

The undersigned:

Name : Lena Anggraeni

Student ID number : 201110100311148

Program of Study : EnglishDepartment

Faculty : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

I declarethe research presented inthisthesiswaswritten all by myselfanddoes not

incorporatewithoutacknowledmentany material previouslysubmitted for a degreeor

diploma inanyuniversity. To thebest of myknowledgethisthesisdoes not

containanymaterialspreviously published orwrittenbyanother person

whereduereferenceismadeinthetext.

Malang, 12 November 2015

Lena Anggraeni

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most merciful. The writer willing to

present her thanks for everyone who helped her, especially in this thesis.

Alhamdulillahhirabbil’alaminwassolatuwasllamu’alasayyidinamuhammadinw

a’alaalihiwasohbihiajma’in, all of honors are just for Allah AzzaWajalla, the

almighty. Then she wants to express her sincere thanks to:

1. Allah SWT for guiding her, hence, she is able to finish this thesis in time. Also,

praises are offered to the beloved Prophet, Muhammad SAW as the best role

model ever to all people around the world, especially Muslims.

2. Her First Advisor, Mr.PujiSumarsono, S.Pd., M.Ed for his valuable guidance,

encouragement,advice, patient, and suggestion which are very helpful in

finishing this thesis.

3. Her Second Advisor, Mr. Khairudin, S.Pd., M.Pd, who has guided her with his

worthy, correction and suggestion to improve the quality of this thesis.

4. Her Beloved Parents, Wianto and Subatin. Thank you so much for your affection,

guidance, advices, support, and help in her life.

5. Ms.RinjaniBonavidi, S.Pd., M.Ed., Ph.D. and Mr.TeguhHadiSaputra, S.Pd., M.A.

who continually gives her advices throughout her research in detail.

6. All lecturers of English department of University of Muhammadiyah Malang who

have taught and given their knowledge patiently during her study.

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7. Headmaster of SMP PGRI 04 Kalipare who has allowed her to conduct a research

in his class and the Students who helped her to make this research.

8. All classmates of class C 2011, especially for her beloved 7 sisters whom she met

in this class AdninHayatinnufus, AjengFrylin, KusmanikAnjasiwi, EuizFauziah,

FarihatunNuria, Linda Kusuma, and LusyAprillya. Thank you so much for your

motivation, support, attention, and togetherness and her special one, Rizal

Rizqiandy who give their huge supports for her success.

Finally, may Allah SWT receive all their works and kindness. Amin.

Malang, 12 November 2015

The Researcher,

Lena Anggraeni

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER .................................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL ......................................................................................................... iii

LEGALIZATION ................................................................................................. iv

MOTTO AND DEDICATION .............................................................................. v

ORIGINALITY DECLARATION ...................................................................... vi

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................ vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................. viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................................................................... x

LIST OF APPENDICES .................................................................................. xiii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study ......................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problems ........................................................................ 4

1.3 Purpose of the Study ................................................................................. 4

1.4 Significance of the Study .......................................................................... 4

1.5 Scope and Limitation ................................................................................ 6

1.6 Definition of Key Terms ........................................................................... 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Language .................................................................................................... 7

2.1.1 Function and Usage of Language .................................................. 8

2.2 Aims of Teaching English ......................................................................... 8

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2.3 Problems of English Language Teaching ........................................................... 9

2.4 Language Skill .............................................................................................. 9

2.4.1Writing Skill ........................................................................................... 10

2.4.1.1Recount Text ........................................................................................12

2.5 Error and Mistake...........................................................................................20

2.6 Classification of Errors ................................................................................. 22

2.6.1 Linguistic Category ............................................................................... 22

2.6.2 Surface Strategy ..................................................................................... 22

2.6.3 Comparative Taxonomy ........................................................................ 24

2.6.4 Communicative Taxonomy ................................................................... 25

2.7 Source of Error .............................................................................................. 25

2.7.1 Interlingual Transfer ........................................................................... 25

2.7.2 Intralingual Transfer ............................................................................ 26

2.8 Error Analysis ............................................................................................... 26

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design ............................................................................................ 27

3.2 Research Object Materials ............................................................................ 29

3.3 Research Instrument ...................................................................................... 30

3.4 Data Collection ............................................................................................ 31

3.5 Data Analysis ................................................................................................ 31

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Findings ......................................................................................................... 34

4.1.1 The Kind of Errors Made by the Students at Second Grade of SMP

PGRI 04 Kalipare ................................................................................. 34

4.1.1.1 Addition ................................................................................... 35

4.1.1.2 Omission .................................................................................. 36

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4.1.1.3 Misformation ..................................................................... 36

4.1.1.4Misordering ..................................................................... 38

4.1.1 The Frequency of Every Kind of Errors Made by the Students at

Second Grade of SMP PGRI 04 Kalipare ..................................... 39

4.1.1.1 Addition .............................................................................. 39

4.1.1.2 Omission .............................................................................40

4.1.1.3 Misformation ...................................................................... 40

4.1.1.4 Misordering ........................................................................ 40

4.2 Discussion ............................................................................................ 41

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

5.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................. 43

5.2 Suggestions .............................................................................................. 43

REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 45

APPENDICES.................................................................................................... 49

APPENDIX I ........................................................................................................ 49

APPENDIX II ...................................................................................................... 61

APPENDIX III ................................................................................................... 62

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix I : List of Errors ...................................................................... 49

Appendix II : Letter .................................................................................. 61

Appendix III : Documents ......................................................................... 62

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