Analisis Kesalahan Dalam Menulis Teks Recount Siswa Kelas Sebelas Di SMA Labschool Palu

ABSTRACT
Moh Kurniawan K. Lingke (A12118279). An Error Analysis in Writing
Recount Text of Grade Eleven Students at SMA Labschool Palu. A Skripsi.
English Education Study Program. Language Education And Art Department.
Teacher Training And Educational Faculty, Tadulako University. Under The
Supervisionof Abdul Kamaruddin And Maf’ulah.
The objective of this research was to find out the dominant types of
errors in writing recount text of grade eleven students at SMA Labschool Palu.
The researcher used qualitative descriptive research. The subject of this research
was grade eleven students who have experience in writing recount text. The
researcher used documentation as the instrument to collect the data. The
researcher asked the teacher to give a task to the students. The task was about
writing recount text. The students wrote a recount text based on their experience.
It could be a holiday or another experience in live. After analysing the students’
task, the researcher found that the dominant types of error that made by grade
eleven students of SMA Labschool Palu in writing recount text is past tense. It
was 63 percent. Error in spelling 13 percent, article 9 percent and pronoun 13
percent. It can be concluded that the dominant types of error made by grade
eleven students at SMA Labschool Palu was past tense. The students got
confused to change the verb 1 into verb 2 (past tense).
Keywords : Error analysis, Writing, Recount text.