Students’ Grammatical Errors in Writing Recount Text by the Tenth Grade of SMA Immanuel Bandar Lampung

Journal Title: International Journal of Current Science Research and Review - Year 2025, Vol 8, Issue 01

Abstract

It is often found out that many students commonly make grammar mistakes in their learning especially in writing. This study aimed to find the types of errors made by grade X students of SMA Immanuel Bandar Lampung in writing Recount Text. Theoretically, this research was conducted to identify, classify and show the proportion of each type of errors made by students. The type of research used was qualitative research with descriptive methods. The research subjects were 25 students of SMA Immanuel Bandar Lampung who were in the first semester of grade X. The instrument used was documentation of students’ writings about recount text. All grammatical errors that appeared in student writings were analyzed using the Surface Strategy Taxonomy introduced by Dulay et.al. The findings showed that the total error was 171 errors. Most errors were omission (70 errors/41%), second place was substitution error (69 errors/40%), third place was addition error (20 errors/12%), and the last was permutation error (12 errors/7%). Based on these results, it was summed up that students still experienced great difficulties in learning the grammar structure in the writing process.

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Kommen Sohni Sitohang

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  • EP ID EP754970
  • DOI 10.47191/ijcsrr/V8-i1-16
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Kommen Sohni Sitohang (2025). Students’ Grammatical Errors in Writing Recount Text by the Tenth Grade of SMA Immanuel Bandar Lampung. International Journal of Current Science Research and Review, 8(01), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-754970