4. The Data Analysis RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

In this step, the researcher will identify the collected data and try to find out the errors by underlying the errors. 3. Classification of errors Grouping the errors that will be founded and stating the classes of the errors. The errors will be classified based on surfaced strategy taxonomy, comparative taxonomy and vocabulary. 4. Explanation of errors In this step, the researher will try to explain how and why a sentence called to be erroneous. 5. Evaluation of errors Here, the writer used the evaluation of errors as a step that involved drawing conclusion. 6. Identification of factors and dominant factors. In order to identify the errors, an error classification scheme developed by Djatmika et al. 2014 is adapted in this study. It consists of 14 types of errors. However, based on the common errors that made by the 5th semester students in writing courses, only 9 types of errors are chosen in this research as follows: 1. vocabulary, 2. articles, 3. plurality, 4. auxiliaries, 5.verb tense, 6.subject + verb agreement, 7. double negative, 8. word order, and 9. Preposition.

1. Vocabulary

Vocabulary involves of choosing a correct word to express a meaning from a number of similar words, spelling, and relates to the use of word based on its functions, whether the word should be as a verb, noun, adjective or adverb. Examples of error identification: Some people always complaining about the wether I dont like her. Shes always gossiping and speaking lies about other people . Error Correction Some people always complaining about the weather I dont like her. Shes always gossiping and telling lies about other people .

2. Articles

An article is a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. English has two articles: the and aan. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; aan is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article and aan the indefinite article. Examples of error identification: I went to shopping mall and buy some milk My friend was looking for __ place to __ rent car Error Correction I went to the shopping mall and bought some milk My friend was looking for a place to a rent car

3. Plurality

Is a process of adding morpheme ses to pluralize nouns. There are many exceptional nouns that do not use adding ses to construct their plural forms. Examples of error identification: In this place we just spend two hour because the weather was not really good. Many experience I got by going to Yogjakarta Error Correction In this place we just spend two hours because the weather was not really good. Many experiences I got by going to Yogjakarta

4. Auxiliaries Wrong use of be, have, do

Examples of error identification: Because our schedule was full, we don’t go anywhere Even we are not really satisfied in Tabuhan island Error Correction Because our schedule was full, we didn’t go anywhere Even we were not really satisfied in Tabuhan island

5. Verb Tense

Errors of wrong tense or wrong verb occur when a learner uses the wrong verb tense in a certain sentence. Examples of error identification: I went to shopping mall and buy some milk At that time, I have many plans to go, but I only choose Kampung Inggris Error Correction