1.4 Scope of Discussion
To limit the analysis, the discussion on this study is focused on: 1.
The types of verb form errors made by the students in written language and spoken language.
2. The factors contributing to such errors.
1.5 Research Methods
Research is a systematic process to analyze the data. It is not only done with a systematic process but also with scientific methods. In conducting this
present study, three steps were taken, they are: data source, method and technique of collecting data, and method and technique of analyzing data.
1.5.1 Data Source
The data used in the present study were taken from the result of written language, and spoken language tests done by the students. The written language
test was essay in which the paragraph writing given to the students. The spoken language test was conducted by interviewing directly to the students. The topics
of the written language and spoken language tests were about hobby, holiday, family, future goal, close friends, and the memorable experience. These topics
were selected because they were familiar topics to the students. The students were provided with enough time to think about what they wanted to express in relation
to the common topics in their written and spoken language tests. The respondents
were 20 students from XII IPA 1 of SMAN 1 Kuta Selatan. The third year students were selected as the objects of this study because XII IPA 1 class was
known as the most favorite class and the students in this class were the students who had better academic marks than the other classes; and they could represent
the result of the English learning since they had studied in high school for almost three years. The types of errors made by them in using forms of English verbs and
the causes of such errors were identified.
1.5.2 Method and Technique of Collecting Data
The method used to collect the data is the nature of field research. The data of this study were collected by using the result of the written language test, in
which each student was required to write at least 2 paragraphs for the test and must be submitted within 60 minutes. The writer identified the errors from the 20
essays through reading and note taking. Meanwhile, the spoken language test was collected by recording interview to the students in which the students were the
interviewees and they were asked to speak at least 2 minutes. In written language test, there were 4 essays about hobby, 5 essays about holiday, 2 essays about
family, 2 essays about future goal, 2 essays about close friends, 5 essays about memorable experience. In spoken test, there were 3 recorded interviews about
hobby, 4 recorded interviews about holiday, 1 recorded interview about family, 5 recorded interviews about future goal, 2 recorded interviews about close friends,
and 5 recorded interviews of memorable experience. There were 20 essays from the written language test and 20 recorded interviews. All of the most common
errors that were made by the students in their written and spoken language tests were used as the data.
1.5.3 Method and Technique of Analyzing Data
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