AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK
AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK A THESIS
Submitted to English Department as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for S.Pd Degree By :
WANDA RIANI 1201050072 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO 2016
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TITLE : AN
ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK
NAME : WANDA RIANI NIM : 1201050072 FACULTY : TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH EDUCATION THESIS SUPERVISOR: Dra. Hj. TITI WAHYUKTI, M.Pd
APPROVED BY SUPERVISOR Dra. Hj. TITI WAHYUKTI, M.Pd
NIP. 19530325 198312 2 001
Skripsi Berjudul AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK
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WANDA RIANI
1201050072 Telah dipertahankan di depan Dewan Penguji pada tanggal 27 Juni 2016 dan dinyatakan telah memenuhi syarat untuk diterima sebagai kelengkapan persyaratan untuk mendapatkan gelar Sarjana Pendidikan Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa
Inggris
Pembimbing Dra. Hj. Titi Wahyukti, M.Pd. .............................
NIP. 19530325 1983 12 2 001
Penguji 1. Listiani, M.Pd. .............................
NIK. 2160448 2.
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Dr. Furqanul Aziez, M.Pd.
NIP. 19621106 1989 10 1 001 3.
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Lutfi Istikharoh, M.Pd.
NIK. 2160448 Purwokerto, 27 Juni 2016
Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan
Dekan
Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum
NIP.19560508 198603 1 003
SURAT PERNYATAAN
Saya yang bertandatangan di bawah ini: Nama : Wanda Riani NIM : 1201050072 Program Studi : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas : Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Menyusun skripsi dengan judul
AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN THE USE OF SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT
SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK
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APPROVAL OF SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
TITLE : AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN
THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK NAME : WANDA RIANI NIM : 1201050072 FACULTY : TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH EDUCATION THESIS SUPERVISOR : Dra. Hj. TITI WAHYUKTI, M.Pd
Approved by
Thesis Supervisor Dra. Hj. TITI WAHYUKTI, M.Pd
NIP. 19530325 198312 2 001
STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP
I hereby state that the thesis entitled An Analysis of Students’ Errors in Using Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense of Second Year at SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak is my own original research result. There is no other’s work or statement that I did not put in the references.
Purwokerto, 27 Juni 2016 Wanda Riani
1201050072
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin. Praise be to Allah SWT for all His wonderful mercy and blessing so that this thesis can be finished on time. This thesis is submitted to fulfill one of the requirements to get S.Pd Degree from University of Muhammadiyah Purwokerto. In making this thesis, there were a lot of help and support from several people. Therefore, I would like to thank the followings for all the helps and support.
1. Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum., the Dean of the Teacher Training and Education Faculty who permitted me to conduct this research.
2. Rina Agustina, S.S., MApplLing TESOL, the Head of English Education Department who has given the opportunity and permission to do this research.
3. Dra. Hj. Titi Wahyukti, M.Pd, my supervisor who gave her time to give suggestions, guidance, and helps patiently during the process of writing this thesis.
4. All of the lecturers in English Education Department.
5. Ahmad Syahid, S.Pd.I , the Headmaster of SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak who has given the permission to collect the data for this thesis.
6. Mukhsin Rifa’I, S.Pd, the English teacher of the eleventh grade students of SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak who already helped me in collecting the data.
7. The eleventh grade students of SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak, who have good participation in this research.
Finally, this thesis is hoped to be able to provide useful knowledge and information for the readers, although I am sure, there are still many weaknesses in this thesis.
Therefore, suggestions from the readers in order to make it better will be really appreciated.
Wassalam u’alaikum Wr. Wb
Purwokerto, 27 Juni 2016 Wanda Riani
DEDICATION
Bismillaahirrohmaanirrohiim, With the mercy of Allah SWT, the writer accomplished this thesis that is dedicated for :
1. My lovely mother and father , Mama Rita Desmayani and Bapak Tukiran.
Who have given me the greatest support, love, care, strength and everything. Thank you for your hard work and your patience to me.
2. My sister and brother, mba Fitrah Rantika, mas Ika Juan Prabowo and Muhammad Nur Falah. Thank you for your support.
3. My second family in “Munah kost”, Nur Arifah, Mei Kurniasari, Rizki Destikasari, Evi Retno Arbayanti, Vita Qoriatunnisa, Arifatun Fitriasih, Mba Ijah and mba Yanti. Thank you for making my life more colorful.
4. My rainbow family, Leni, Puspa, Anah, Lastiti, Tika, Dayang, Eka, Mba Wenti, Yuli, Erna, Tati, Oktri, Tiyas, Niswah, Indah, Riris, Widi, Livah, Adit, Dona, Eko, Ginanda, Mas Bayu, Mas Imam, Ragil, Septian, and Sunu. Thank you for being my friend and giving me support.
5. My best friends, Farah Rosyana, Sarah Susanti, Riris Wahyuni, Ninda Riyana, Minhatul Mughis, Evi Juniati, Enny Widyati, Dewi Nur Ramadhani and Fitri Febiyanti. Thank you for your support.
6. My PPL Terpadu 2015 team SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak , Mba Anggi, Eka R, Tika R, Tias, Fitria, Tati, Tami, Eno, Agus, Yoga, Akmal, Ipul and Rizal. Nice to meet you guys.
7. My lovely students of SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak, thank you for giving me a wonderful experience.
MOTTO
“Do not be sad, Allah is with us ”(At-Taubah 9:40)“Happiness is not having what you want. It is appreciating
what you have.” (Anonymous)"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart"
(Khalil Gibran) “Be patient, because the sweet will come after the bitter.” (Anonymous)
TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE ............................................................................................................. i APPROVAL ................................................................................................... ii LEGALIZATION .......................................................................................... iii DECLARATION LETTER ........................................................................... iv APPROVAL OF SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE ................................................... v STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP ............................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................. vii DEDICATION ............................................................................................... ix MOTTO ......................................................................................................... x TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................ xi LIST OF TABLE ........................................................................................... xiii LIST OF FIGURE .......................................................................................... xiv LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................ xvi ABSTRACT ................................................................................................... xvii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Research ..........................................................
1 B. Reason for Choosing the Topic ......................................................
2 C. Problem of the Study .....................................................................
3 D. Aim of the Study ............................................................................
3
E. Limitation of the Study ..................................................................
18 D. Error Analysis ................................................................................
26 B. Discussion ......................................................................................
24 CHAPTER IV FINDING AND DISCUSSION A. Research Finding ...........................................................................
23 E. Technique of Analyzing Data ........................................................
23 D. Technique for Collecting Data ......................................................
22 C. Subject of the Research .................................................................
22 B. Place and Time of the Research ....................................................
19 CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Method of the Research .................................................................
14 3. The use of Simple Past Tense ....................................................
3 F. Clarification of Term………………………………………………
13 2. The form of Simple Past Tense .................................................
12 C. Simple Past Tense 1. Definition of Simple Past Tense ...............................................
7 3. The use of Simple Present Tense ...............................................
7 2. The form of Simple Present Tense ...........................................
B. Simple Present Tense 1. Definition of Simple Present Tense ..........................................
A. Importance of Learning Grammar ………………………………. 6
5 CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW
4 G. Contribution of the Study ...............................................................
48
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion .....................................................................................
49 B. Suggestion .....................................................................................
50 REFERENCES APPENDICES
LIST OF FIGURE
Chart 4.1 The Percentage of Students' Errors in using Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense…………………………………………….. 27
Chart 4.2 The Percentage of Students' Errors in using Simple Present Tense……………………………………………………………...... 29
Chart 4.3The Percentage of Students' Errors in using Simple Past Tense……………………………………………………………….. 30
LIST OF TABLE
Table 2.7 The examples of Interrogative (nominal) of Simple Present Tense……………………………….……………… 15
Table 2.11 The examples of Interrogative (verbal sentences) of Simple Past Tense………………………………………………. 15
Table 2.10 The examples of negative sentences (verbal sentence) of Simple Past Tense………………………………………………. 14
Table 2.9 The examples of positive sentences (verbal sentences) of Simple Past Tense…………………………………………... 12
Table 2.8 The examples of WH Question (nominal sentences) of Simple Present Tense………………………………………..…. 12
…………………………………………… 11
Table 2.1 The Examples of Positive Sentences (verbal sentences) of SimpleTable 2.6 The Examples of Negative Sentences (nominal sentences) of Simple Present Tense…………………………………………… 11
Table 2.5 The Examples of Positive Sentences (nominal sentences) of Simple Present Tense…………………………………………… 10
Table 2.4 The Examples of WH Question (verbal sentences) of Simple Present Tense…………………………………………… 9
Table 2.3 The Examples of Interrogative (verbal sentences) of Simple Present Tense………………………………………….... 9
Table 2.2 The Examples of Negative Sentences (verbal sentences) of Simple Present TensePresent Tense…………………………………………… 8
Table 2.12 The Examples of WH Question (verbal sentences) of Simple Past Tense ………………………………………………. 15Table 2.13 The examples positive sentence (nominal sentences) of Simple Past Tense……………………………………………… 16
Table 2.14 The Examples of negative sentences (nominal sentences) of Simple Past Tenseuse was/were……………………………….. 17
Table 2.15 The Examples of interrogative (nominal sentences) of Simple Past Tense………………………………………………. 17
Table 2.16 The Examples of WH Question (nominal sentences) of Simple Past Tense………………………………………………. 18
Table 3.1 Time of the research…………………………………………………. 22
Table 3.2 The Form of Table to Classify the Errors……………………………25
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Test and answer sheet Appendix 2.
Result of the student’ test Appendix 3. Recapitulation of Typical Errors Appendix 4. Recapitulation of error in using Simple Present Tense Appendix 5. Recapitulation of error in using Simple Past Tense Appendix 6. Permission Letters
AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN THE USE OF SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT
SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK
WANDA RIANI
1201050072
ABSTRACTThe aims of the research were to find out: 1) the kinds of error made by the second year students of at SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak in using Simple Present and Simple Past Tense and 2) the highest error made by the second year students of SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak in using Simple Present and Simple Past Tense in academic year 2015/2016. It was a descriptive research in which the total sample was 31 students (class XI I and XI 2). The data was collected by conducting 30 test questions. The finding showed the typical error that occurred in using Simple Present and Simple Past Tense were error of omission (39,6%), misformation (35,6%), addition ( 12,4%) and misordering (12,4%). Error of omission was the highest error which was made by the students in using Simple Present and Simple Past Tense with percentage 39,6%.