Penulis / NIM
FIRDA NURANISA / 321417007
Program Studi
S1 - PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
Pembimbing 1 / NIDN
Prof. Dr. HASANUDDIN, M.Hum / 0031126374
Pembimbing 2 / NIDN
INDRI WIRAHMI BAY, S.Pd, M.A / 0020088002
Abstrak
Abstract
Firda Nuranisa. 2022. Nim 321417007. Students Errors in Using Simple Present Tense in Writing Thesis Proposal. English Department, Faculty of Letter and Culture, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. Advisor (1) Prof. Dr. Hasanuddin Fatsah, M.Hum. (2) Indri Wirahmi Bay, S.Pd., M.A.
One of the English skills which is important to be mastered by students is writing skills. Writing is a creative and expressive process. Students need to explore their ideas to write comprehensively. However, there are still many students who make mistakes in writing. One of them is an error in using simple present tense. It is also found in English student thesis proposals. The aims of this research are to identify the types of students errors and to describe the factors causing students errors in using simple present tense in writing thesis proposal. This research applied qualitative method because the data are in form of words or sentences. There are eleven English Department students taken as the research participants. The data were collected through students thesis proposals and the interview. The result of this research reveals that there are four types of students errors in using simple present tense; such as omission (25 errors), addition (17 errors), misformation (11 errors), and misordering (8 errors). Moreover, there are three factors that causes the students errors in using simple present tense such as intralingual transfer, interlingual transfer, and communication strategy. Regarding the result of this study, it is suggested that students should practice more in writing English sentences in order to deal with the errors, and learn from the errors. Additionally, lecturers are also expected to motivate their students to improve their English especially writing skill through having more time to master English vocabulary and tenses.
Keywords: Errors, Writing, Simple Present Tense, Thesis Proposal
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