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this problem. By analyzing the errors that are usually made by the students, focusing on writing and grammar, and providing the correct one, the researcher can help
students to learn more. Besides, the lecturers could also understand the difficulties that are faced by their students so that they could explain more focusing on the
students’ difficulties. Therefore, based on those all considerations, this study will present an error
analysis of Simple Present and Present Perfect tenses made by students of English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University. The writer
analyzes the written work made by the students of Critical Reading and Writing batch 2014. The writer chose Critical Reading and Writing class because Critical
Reading and Writing class is a course which focuses more on the product of students’ writing.
B. Problem Formulation
Based on the background above, this study formulates two main problems. Those problems can be formulated as follows.
1. What types of Simple Present Tense errors occur in sentences of students’
writing in Critical Reading and Writing class? 2.
What types of Present Perfect Tense errors occur in sentences of students’ writing in Critical Reading and Writing class?
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C. Problem Limitation
This study focuses on grammatical errors made by the student of Critical Reading and Writing class. The researcher will only focus on Simple Present and
Present Perfect tense sentences. It is based on consideration that the use of tense for language learners like PBI students is a kind of problems because there is no tense
in their language. Besides, Simple Present and Present Perfect tenses are basic tenses which should be mastered by students in English Education Study Program.
The sentences include both simple and complex sentences but the focus is only on the Simple Present and Present Perfect tense including noun clauses, adjective
clauses, and adverb clauses. The researcher selects one class of Critical Reading and Writing class as the subject of the research. Critical Reading and Writing course
is chosen because this course focuses more on the product of the students’ writing especially on the essay level writing. The researcher analyzes the written work
made by the students of Critical Reading and Writing batch 2014 of the English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University.
D. Research Objectives
The objective of this study is to analyze the errors of using Simple Present and Pres
ent Perfect tense of students’ writing in Critical Reading and Writing class of English Education Study Program. Considering the formulation of the research
problems, the researcher constructs two objectives of this study. They are: PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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Describing Simple Present Tense errors of students’ writing of Critical Reading and Writing class of English Language Education Study Program
Sanata Dharma University. 2.
Describing Present Perfect Tense errors of students’ writing of Critical Reading and Writing class of English Language Education Study Program
Sanata Dharma University.
E. Research Benefits
