1.3 Research Question
In order to make a systematic approach in solving the problems, the statements of the problems are further developed into the following questions:
1 What kinds of errors are made by the students of the fourth semester of the
English Department of UNNES in the academic year of 20062007 in using gerund?
2 What kind of error on the use of gerund is most often made by the students of the
fourth semester of the English Department of UNNES in the academic year of 20062007?
3 What are the causes of the errors on the use of gerund made by the students of the
fourth semester of the English Department of UNNES in the academic year of 20062007?
Based on the questions above, the writer is eager to learn about the problems and make an error analysis on gerund so that she could find the main errors on the use
of gerund.
1.4 Purpose of the Study
Using language well and correctly is important. If the habit is carried out again and again, the use of good and correct language will be automatic. To do so, a
writer or a speaker of the language should know the systems the language has. One of
the systems that ought to be mastered is the grammatical system that deals with structure and its operation.
On the basis of the explanation above, the writer can elaborate the purposes of the study as follows:
1 To find out kinds of errors made by the students of the fourth semester of the
English Department of UNNES in the academic year of 20062007 in using gerund.
2 To find out the main error on the use of gerund most often made by the students
of the fourth semester of the English Department of UNNES in the academic year of 20062007.
3 To find out the causes of making errors on the use of gerund made by the students
of the fourth semester of the English Department of UNNES in the academic year of 20062007.
1.5 Significance of the Study
Errors in any language teaching and learning particularly English as a foreign language are sometimes predictable, but sometimes unpredictable. It is, therefore,
very essential for pedagogues to have better treatment to anticipate the errors. By doing the research, the writer hopes that the result will be helpful to provide:
1 Input to the learners of English of the fourth semester of English Department of
UNNES in the academic year of 20062007 in order to be more careful in using gerund.
2 Input to the English pedagogues in order to consider the benefits of analyzing the
errors of students in learning English that they tell them how far towards the goals the learners have progressed.
1.6 Outline of the Final Project
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