3 because the learner does not know what is correct. In other words, it can be said
that the learners make errors beause they are lack of consciousness in language knowledge. As teacher candidates, the students of English Language Education
Study Program must be able to give the correct English example or good models of English language for their students. Since this research shows their errors in
their academic writing, it is useful for them when they become teachers later. The research’s findings can be the references for them in teaching their students,
especially in teaching writing. They can ask their students to be more careful in writing academic essays, especially in the parts which is leading the students to
make errors. The researcher expects that the research will uncover the students’ errors in their academic writing, as well as possible sources of the errors.
B. Research Problems
This research is going to answer the following research questions: 1. What are the errors made by the seventh
semester students of English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University in their Research
Proposal of Thesis Writing Course? 2. What are the possible sources underlying the errors made by the seventh
semester students of English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University in writing their Research Proposal of Thesis Writing
Course?
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C. Problem Limitation
This research focused on the Research Proposal of Thesis Writing Course of the seventh semester students of English Language Education Study Program
of Sanata Dharma University academic year 20072008. This research only covered the students’ Chapter I of Research Proposal of Thesis Writing Course
that was done in semester seven. It used twenty five documents of Chapter I of Thesis Writing Research Proposal. The participants were chosen by using
purposive sampling technique.
D. Research Objectives
The objectives of the research are to answer the two research questions. The research is conducted to find out the errors of the seventh semester students
of English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University academic year 20072008 in writing their Chapter I of Research Proposal of
Thesis Writing Course. The research is also conducted to find out the possible sources underlying the errors made by seventh semester students of English
Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University academic year 20072008 in writing their Chapter I of Research Proposal of Thesis Writing
Course.
E. Research Benefits
Ellis 1997 stated the reasons of some researchers did the research on errors, they are: 1 the researchers are conspicuous feature of learner language,
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making errors may actually help learners to learn when they self-correct the errors they make. Due to those reasons, this research hopefully can give benefits for the
readers, especially: 1.
The Lecturers of English Language Education Study Program This research will be very useful for the lecturers of English Language
Education Study Program especially the lecturers of Thesis Writing Course in reminding their students to be more careful in writing their Thesis Writing
Research Proposal. They will find out the errors usually made by the students. It also helps the lecturers to find out the sources underlying the errors. Therefore, the
lecturers can give or use more appropriate strategy or action to avoid the errors in students’ Thesis Writing Research Proposal.
2. The Students of English Language Education Study Program
This research is conducted to help the students to be more careful in writing so they do not have so many errors. This study provides several factors
that cause the students’ errors. Therefore, it can help students to be aware of those factors and they can solve the factors that may influence the errors, and they can
do better in academic writing. 3.
The Further Researchers This research provides the results and findings about the students’ errors in
writing Thesis Writing Research Proposal. Hopefully it can help the further researchers, especially to gain the information. It can be the inspiration in
developing the further research.
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Sanata Dharma University This research will be varying the research’s collection of Sanata Dharma
University’s library. It is also useful in order to help the students in find some information or references for their study.
F. Definition of Terms
