Problem of the Study Objectives of the Study In relation to the problem, the objectives of the analysis are: Scope of the Study

Mastering language is so important for us but sometimes we will find some errors or mistakes when we analyze it. It usually happens especially when we use the second language. It occurs because the structure, grammar, and syntax of our first and second language are rather different. Error analysis is an activity to identify, classify, and interpret or describe the errors made by someone in speaking or in writing and it is carried out to obtain information on common difficulties faced by someone in speaking or in writing English sentences. Another thing, which should noticed is the procedure of error analysis. The twelfth year students of hospitality accommodation program in SMK Raksana 2 Medan are second language learners, because they study English based on our Government curriculum no. 412. As the second language learners, they will also make errors in using the language in written andor spoken. Researcher has considered that the object of this research is errors made by twelfth year students of hospitality accommodation in SMK Raksana 2 Medan in using Direct and Indirect Speech. Since the purpose of this research is to study errors and to know what generally causing the students make errors. Based on the explanation above, I am interested in doing research entitled “An Error Analysis in Using Direct and Indirect Speech Made by Twelfth Year Students of Hospitality Accommodation Program, SMK Raksana 2 Medan”.

1.2 Problem of the Study

Based on the reason above, there are some questions to be answered, such as: 1. What types of errors do the twelfth year students of hospitality accommodation in SMK Raksana 2 Medan make in using direct and indirect speech? Universitas Sumatera Utara 2. What is the dominant type of error in using direct and indirect speech made by twelfth year students of hospitality accommodation in SMK Raksana 2 Medan? 3. What causes of errors do the twelfth year students of hospitality accommodation in SMK Raksana 2 Medan make in using direct and indirect speech? 4. What is the dominant cause of error in using direct and indirect speech made by twelfth year students of hospitality accommodation in SMK Raksana 2 Medan?

1.3 Objectives of the Study In relation to the problem, the objectives of the analysis are:

1. To find out the types of errors which are made by twelfth year students of hospitality accommodation in SMK Raksana 2 Medan in using direct and indirect speech. 2. To find out the dominant type of error which is made by twelfth year students of hospitality accommodation in SMK Raksana 2 Medan in using direct and indirect speech. 3. To find out the causes of errors which are made by twelfth year students of hospitality accommodation in SMK Raksana 2 Medan in using direct and indirect speech. 4. To find out the dominant cause of error which is made by twelfth year students of hospitality accommodation in SMK Raksana 2 Medan in using direct and indirect speech.

1.4 Scope of the Study

In research, it is important to limit the analysis on specific data that has been chosen. All tenses in English have direct and indirect own rules. In this thesis, I only Universitas Sumatera Utara discuss direct and indirect speech that covers: simple present tense, present continuous tense, simple past tense, and present perfect tense. I chose the above tenses for students in grade twelfth because those are the basic tenses and they have known about the tenses especially using direct and indirect speech in these tenses well.

1.5 Significance of the Study