Based on the problem mentioned above, the writer would like to
discuss about “An Error Analysis on Students’ Learning in Present Perfect Tense
” A Case Study at the first year Students of Madrasah Aliyah Soebono Mantofani Jombang-Ciputat.
B. The Limitation of the Study
To avoid misunderstanding and to clarify the problem, it is necessary to make the limitation of the problem; The writer limits the problem only on
the student s’ English difficulty in form and usage of present perfect tense
done by students at the first grade of Madrasah Aliyah Soebono Mantofani Jombang- Ciputat.
C. Formulating of the Study
Based on the limitation above, the writer would like to state the problem as follows
: “What are the common mistake that is made by the students
in learning present perfect tense?”
D. Significance of the Study
The finding result of this study are expected to give useful information on students’ error which in turn, it can help teachers to correct the
students’ errors and also to improve methods or ways of their teaching.
The writer hopes this research will be useful for everyone who reads this research especially those interested in English education. Besides that, for
the students, it could become a motivation to make better in future. It can also to encourage teachers to pay more attention on explaining the form and the
usage of present perfect tense especially in distinguishing past tense and perfect tense. Moreover, it is as inputs too for the writer to identify what part
of the language programs found difficult for students.
E. Organization of Writing
The writing of the skripsi will be systematically divided into five chapters. The first chapter will discuss about Introduction that conclude the
background of the study, limitation of the problem, formulation of the problem, significance of the study and organization of writing.
The second chapter will explain about the theoretical framework. This chapter consists of three parts. Part one describes about Error Analysis which
covers the definition of error, cause of error, distinction between error and mistake, goal of error, types of error, and procedures of Analysis. Part two is
tense which covers the definition of tenses and the types of tense. The last is part three; it discusses about the present perfect tense which covers definition
of Present Perfect, the form of Present Perfect and the Usage of present perfect tense.
The third chapter will discuss about research methodology. It consist of objective of the research, place and time of research, method of research,
population and sample, instrument of the research, and the technique of data collection.
The fourth chapter will discuss about Research findings. It consists of data description, data analysis, and data interpretation.
The fifth chapter consists of conclusion and suggestion. It contains of the conclusion and suggestion.
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. Error Analysis
