JADIKAN LAH INI SEBAGAI INSPIRASIMU

1. CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Learning a second or foreign language cannot be separated from creating
errors. Even the native speaker themselves are not free from creating errors. In second
language learning, as Coders observe, the learner’s errors indicative of both the state
of the learner’s knowledge and the way in which a second language is learned
(Richard, 1973: 1). The error is natural, however, errors made by the learners and the
native speaker is different. The difference is described by Corder (1973 : 1) States
that the native speakers recognize their errors. On the other hand, learners do not
always recognize their errors, thus when their attention drawn to it, they often cannot
correct it, and they often commit another in trying to do.
There are several factors that cause students to commit errors, errors
connecting with the errors made by the language learners. In the study of English
errors Richard (1974 : 174), points out that error are not only caused by the
interference from the mother tongue, but also what he calls overgeneralization ignore
of the rules restriction, incomplete application of rules, and false concepts
hypothesized. These types of errors are developmental errors.
By knowing and understanding the students’ errors, it is expected that teachers
are able to improve their teaching skill and the instructional process. According to
Dullay (1986), errors can be useful feedback for the teachers. In the case, teachers
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2. will measure themselves how far he gets succeed in giving the instructional material
to their students.
In pre-survey on August 2009 the researcher found some errors in doing writing
activities in writing composition. Most of students were not attention the procedure in
writing composition or unstructured writing. The researcher or observer asked the
main teacher or teacher supervisor of English language about students worked what
they have done, the researcher found some categories that should be fixed and being
perfect and no errors in doing writing composition again.
The writing errors categories have found by the research such as; the uses of
article, verb tense, preposition, punctuation, capital letter, spelling, word form;
redundant word, and word order were making the researcher interested to know the
causes of errors that they made.
Based on the above points, the writer wants to present an analysis of grammatical
errors in writing composition made by the second year students of Madrasah Aliyah
Asmaul Husna Central Lombok West Nusa Tenggara as the subject of this study,
furthermore Wise (1975: 5) points out that: Wrong of the common of everyday
words is regularly missed by Indonesian who knows English. They make mistake
either in speaking and writing. They are unhappy fact does not improve with the time.
The more time they repeat their habitual errors, the more difficult it becomes for them
to eliminate those errors and to replace them with normal English patterns (Wise,
1975:5).
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3. Writing is one of four skills in language learning process; it gives many
people give attention. Because writing skill can be improving measuring of literacy a
country, also writing not yet become cultural, especial in Indonesia. Writing skill is
seen as language skill which most difficult and complex because it’s required widely
perception and involving thinking process and need good understanding on grammar
and structures which extensive.
Writing is a task that no two people do the same way. However, there are
some logical steps that every writer seems to follow in the creation of a paper. The
process described here outlines those basic steps. Keep in mind that these steps are
not exclusive of each other, and at times, they can be rather liquid. In addition, writers
will notice that most of these steps are reciprocal; that is, work done in one area may
necessitate returning to a step that you have already "completed."
In writing process that need grammatical and spelling understanding well to
make the composition well and can be understood. Students of Madrasah Aliyah
Asmaul Husna most of them are did not understand well about grammatical for
making composition well.
Since 2004 Competency- Based Curriculum (CBC) was applied as instead of
1994 curriculum which the 1994 curriculum was based on content. CBC was
arranged based on competence and was composed by government. Institution Unit
Curriculum (IUC) or KTSP was employed in 2006. Depdiknas (2004) governed the
application of CBC in the replacement of the 1994 curriculum which it was grounded
on content and IUC was regulated in 2006. IUC, on principle, was built based on
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4. competence; however it was composed by the education unit (school), not the central
government. It is aimed on accommodating the local prominences, special
characteristics, and local needs.
Madrasah Aliyah (MA) Asmaul Husna Tanak Beak has used IUC as the main
reference in the teaching of English, especially the writing instruction (Curriculum of
MA Asmaul Husna Tanak Beak, 2008). The perception of English teachers in MA
Asmaul Husna Tanak Beak about the importance of writing does not seem to
understand completely the curriculum. They think that writing has to be taught and
has become more important because it is now included in the national examination. It
cannot be denied that tests and examinations are still a strong influential factor for the
teachers to teach the writing skills and for the students to study. So that, the English
teachers are busy discussing what they will be teaching and how they have to teach
the writing skills. They are highly concerned that their students will not be able to do
the writing test in the examination. Whereas, both testing and teaching are so closely
interrelated that is virtually impossible to work in either field without constantly
concerned with the other (Heaton, 1984:01).
For that reason, the writer will conduct research on the second year students of
Madrasah Aliyah Asmaul Husna central Lombok West Nusa Tenggara to prove how
often the students commit errors in writing composition.
The Limitation of Problem of the Study
The problems in this research are limited, this study is intended to analyze,
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5. find out the types of errors, and the factors for grammatical errors in students
Compositions. The uses of article, verb tense, preposition, punctuation, capital letter,
spelling, word form; redundant word, word order, and missing words are the focus on
the analysis.
Problem Statement
Based on the problem limitation above, the writer formulates research questions
as follows.
What forms are the difficulties in writing composition for the second years of
Madrasah Aliyah Asmaul Husna central Lombok West Nusa Tenggara in
academic year 2009/2010?
What causal factors are difficulties in writing composition for the second years of
Madrasah Aliyah Asmaul Husna central Lombok West Nusa Tenggara in
academic year 2009/2010?
What efforts should be done to improve the quality of the students’ in analyzing
of grammatical error in writing composition in teaching-learning process at
Madrasah Aliyah Asmaul Husna central Lombok West Nusa Tenggara in
academic year 2009/2010?
Objectives of the Study
The research aims at describing to improve the student understanding in
writing composition and hopped that be better in analyzing of grammatical errors in
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6. writing composition by the second year students of Madrasah Aliyah Asmaul Husna
central Lombok West Nusa Tenggara in academic year 2009/2010.
The writer states the aims of study as follows:
To find out the forms of difficulties in writing composition for the second years
of Madrasah Aliyah Asmaul Husna central Lombok West Nusa Tenggara in
academic year 2009/2010.
To find out the causal factors are difficulties in writing composition f or the
second years of Madrasah Aliyah Asmaul Husna central Lombok West Nusa
Tenggara in academic year 2009/2010.
To find out the way to improve the quality of the students’ in analyzing of
grammatical error in writing composition in teaching-learning process at
Madrasah Aliyah Asmaul Husna central Lombok West Nusa Tenggara in
academic year 2009/2010.
Significance of the Study
This research is not only for theoretical application, but for also practical
application as well. Theoretical application is that the result of this research is
intended to be one consideration for English Teacher applying any strategy or
increasing any technique of teaching English. Practical significance as follows:
The research can be used by the English teacher of second year students of
Madrasah Aliyah Asmaul Husna, Central Lombok, as a mean to improve the
quality of the students’ in analyzing grammatical errors.
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7. The research can be used by other teachers, either at Madrasah Aliyah Asmaul
Husna, Central Lombok or at other schools, as a model in improving the
quality of the students’ analyzing grammatical errors in the English teaching-
learning process.
The research can develop the researcher’s mind through the problem-solving
process.
To encourage the student’s motivation in learning English and writing
composition.
Giving the students chance to learn English by doing to write the composition.
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