An Analysis of Grammatical Errors in the Use of Simple Past Tense in Students’ Recount Text Writing
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Abstrak—Penelitian ini dilakukan berdasarkan fenomena yang diamati di sekolah, khususnya rendahnya kemampuan siswa dalam menggunakan tata bahasa Inggris, terutama dalam menyusun kalimat dengan penggunaan tenses yang benar. Banyak siswa masih mengalami kesulitan dalam menggunakan simple past tense saat menulis teks recount. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis jenis-jenis kesalahan dan mengidentifikasi sumber utama kesalahan siswa dalam penggunaan simple past tense. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif yang melibatkan siswa kelas delapan di SMP Islamiyah Balen, Bojonegoro. Data dikumpulkan melalui tugas menulis di mana siswa diminta untuk menyusun teks recount, kemudian dianalisis untuk mengidentifikasi kesalahan dalam penggunaan simple past tense. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kesalahan yang paling sering terjadi adalah misinformation 67 kesalahan atau (29.65%), diikuti oleh Misordering 62 kesalahan atau (27.43%), Omission 59 kesalahan atau (26.11%), dan Addition 38 kesalahan atau (16.81%). Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa sumber utama kesalahan siswa adalah interlingual transfer, yaitu pengaruh bahasa pertama terhadap penggunaan bahasa Inggris mereka.
Kata kunci—Simple Past Tense, Recount Teks, Kesalahan Grammar
Abstract—This research was conducted based on a phenomenon observed in schools, particularly the low proficiency of students in using English grammar, especially in constructing sentences with correct tenses. Many students still struggle to use the simple past tense when writing recount texts. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the types of errors and identify the main sources of students’ mistakes in using the simple past tense. The research employed a descriptive qualitative method involving eighth-grade students at SMP Islamiyah Balen, Bojonegoro. The data were collected through a writing task in which students were asked to compose a recount text, then analyzed to identify errors in the use of the simple past tense. The findings revealed that the most frequent error was misinformation 67 errors or (29.65%), followed by misordering 62 errors or (27.43%), omission 59 errors or ( 26.11%), and addition 38 errors or( 16.81%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the primary source of students’ errors is interlingual transfer, which refers to the influence of the first language on their use of English.
Keywords—Simple Past Tense, Recount Text, Grammatical Error
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