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development, and 2 to explain the processes and factors engaged in acquiring an L2 Ellis Barkhuizen, 2005, p. 15. Afterwards the data obtained from the
students’ texts and interview are interpreted in description and explanation.
3.2 Research Site and Participants
The research site for this study was one of the senior high schools in Bandung. The data that aims to answer the first research question were gained from one
class X that was chosen randomly from three classes, while the data that aims to answer the second research question involved three students with the least
intralingual errors, three students with average intralingual errors, and three students with the most intralingual errors in their writing in Recount.
3.3 Data Collection
There were several steps in conducting this study. The first step in conducting this study was to collect the data from the tenth grade students. The data collected
were the students’ texts in Recount and the students’ responses to questions about
the causes of intralingual errors. The description of the instruments is as follows:
3.3.1 Collecting Students’ Recount Texts
The first data were in the form of a text written by the students. First of all, the researcher refreshed
the students’ memory in Recount by explaining slightly what Recount is, what language features in Recount are, and what generic structures of
Recount are. It took time about 20 minutes. Moreover, they have already learned Recount before in the first semester with their teacher. Then they were asked to
write a Recount text with a topic My Greatest Holiday. They were given the remaining time from 2 x 40 minutes to do their task in the class. They were also
permitted to look up in the dictionary if they needed to find some words they did not know. The data obtained from this writing task
were thirty eight students’ texts in Recount.
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3.3.2 Interview
The second data were derived from the interview. The interview was conducted to ask the students the causes why they make intralingual errors. To get their
responses, standardized open-ended interview was used as a guide by preparing several questions. As Patton 1990 asserts, in standardized open-ended interview
“the exact wording and sequence of questions are determined in advance and all interviewees are asked the same basic question in the same order” Best, J.W. and
Kahn, J.V., 1995, p. 201. In this study, the interview questions that were used to find out the
students’ responses are as follows: 1.
“Have you ever written a Recount text? Apakah Anda pernah menulis teks Recount?
” This question aims to ascertain that the students have ever written a Recount text.
2. “What do you think about writing a Recount text? Bagaimana
pendapat Anda tentang menulis teks Recount? ” This question has a
purpose to find out the students’ opinions in writing a Recount text.
3. “What kinds of difficulties do you face in writing a Recount text? Apa
kesulitan yang Anda hadapi ketika menulis teks Recount? ” This
question is to probe the students’ difficulties in writing a Recount text.
4. Ascertaining that the students have ever made errors in Recount text.
The question is “have you ever made errors in writing Recount text
because of those difficulties? Apakah kamu pernah membuat error ketika menulis Recount text karena kesulitan-
kesulitan itu?” 5.
“Based on your opinion, what are the causes of your making errors in Recount text? Menurut pendapat kamu, apa penyebab kamu
melakukan error saat menulis Recount text? ” This question is to dig
into the students’ points of view about the causes of intralingual errors. The question is determined to answer the second research
question.
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3.4 Data Analysis
