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c. Expression
In this category, 18 errors 6.74 were found as colloquialism and neologism. Colloquialism is a kind of words that people, educated and
uneducated alike, use when they are speaking together quite informally McCrimmon, 1984: 273. For example:
1 Besides that, Kolb also did a good job of integrating the two dialectical
entities.
2 The writer can say so because it based on the advantages from the
completion-item test. It is well known that spoken language is different from written language.
Focusing on the form, these sentences were casual style of spoken language. The students apparently spoke with the readers informally. Besides, they might show
that the students lacked the academic rules of language. These sentences were thus unacceptable particularly in academic writing. Plausible rectifications of the
sentences were:
1 Besides, Kolb also succeeds in integrating the two dialectical entities.
2 The concept is based on the advantages from the completion-item test. Another error found in this category was neologism. As has been stated
before, neologisms are resisted because they are unfamiliar and considered too informal Dees, 2003: 242. For example, no exception to their rapid crystallizing
that adults are three-quarters hot air. The most likely intended meaning of crystallizing in this sentence was
growth or progress. However, crystallizing in this sentence was considered as PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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unfamiliar in an educational context. A plausible rectification of this sentence was, no exception to their rapid growth that adults are three-quarters hot air.
d. Subjective Words
There were eleven subjective words produced by the students. These sentences were perceived as informal since they implied personal judgment of the
writer. For example: 1 Cooperative learning has wonderful benefits for relationships between
students.. 2 If the song is catchy enough and simple enough, they will usually want to
sing it. Actually and wonderful in these sentences were considered as informal
since they expressed personal thought of the writer. In fact, formal diction excludes the use of personal judgment in writing even in academic writing.
Plausible rectifications of the sentences were: 1 Cooperative learning has benefits for relationships between students
2
…they will likely want to sing it.
2. Accuracy Errors Referring to Memering and Vrooman see p. 20, errors in meaning and
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