B. Limitation and Statement of the Study
The writer limits the discussion on the error on students’ tenses specifically on the usage of six tenses that the students have studied namely simple present, simple
past, simple future, present progressive, past progressive, and future progressive. The statement of the problem is “what types of errors commonly made by the
students in using tenses.”
C. The Objective of the Study
The objective of the study is to analyze the common error on student’s tenses made by the third year students of “SMK YANUSA”, Pondok Pinang, academic year
2006-2007. Theoretically, this study intends to identify, define, classify, and finally explain the errors.
D. Significance of the Study
This study is intended for the improvement of the learners and teachers in learning-teaching English. This will provide information on students’ problems in
applying the tense. This will also encourage English teachers to grapple with error in grammar. Practically, it will provide feedback for improving the teaching technique
and encourage students to avoid in making the same errors.
E. Method of Research
This writing is accomplished by using both library and field research. To find the entire theoretical framework, the writer collects the data from the library of UIN
Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, the library of Tarbiya Faculty UIN Jakarta, the National Library and the UNIKA Atmajaya library. The subject of the field research is the third
year student of “SMK YANUSA”, Pondok Pinang academic year 2006-2007.
F. Organization of the Study
This writing is divided into four chapters. Chapter
I is introduction, consists of Background of the study, Limitation and statement of the study, Objective of the study, Significance of the study, Research
Methodology and Organization of the study. Chapter II is theoretical Framework, consists of Error and Error Analysis,
Definition of error, Error analysis, Types of error, Classification of error, Cause of error and the Goal of error analysis, and Tenses Definition of tenses, Kinds and the
Usage of tenses. Chapter
III consists of Research methodology Purpose of research, Time and location, Population and sample, Instrument of research and Technique of data
analysis and Research Finding Data description, Data analysis and Data interpretation.
Chapter IV is Conclusion and Suggestion.
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. Error and Error Analysis
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