Jurnal Arbitrer
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)

An Analysis of Errors in English Writing: A Case Study the Third Semester Students of UBSI

Lia Nurmalia (Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika (UBSI))
Cicih Nuraeni (Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika (UBSI))



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Apr 2021

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to know the errors in the third semester students' writing of Bina Sarana Informatika University and the most frequent error. It is concerned to the grammatical and semantic and substance errors. The data is analyzed by using James' theory in (Mungungu, 2010). The findings show that errors done by the students are spelling 50.9%, fragment 15.7%, punctuation 9.8%, adjective 3%, subject- verb agreement 3.9%, preposition 3.9%, capitalization 3.9%, tenses 2%, verb 2%, literal translation 2%. It can be concluded that the most frequent error is spelling. It because the students missed a letter, added more letter in a word, and exchange the letter. While In grammatical category, the most frequent error is fragment. It is because the most students do not put a subject in a sentence.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ARBITRER

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

ARBITRER Jurnal Masyarakat Linguistik Indonesia, merupakan jurnal ilmiah yang menyajikan artikel orisinil tentang pengetahuan dan informasi penelitian atau aplikasi penelitian dan pengembangan terkini dalam bidang ilmu bahasa (linguistik). Jurnal ini merupakan sarana publikasi dan ajang berbagi ...