Abstract
This research was conducted to analyze the errors made by the students in their English compositions. The researchers used the list of Minimum Requirements which was developed by Fountain to analyze the students’ writing errors. Based on the data analysis, it was found that the students made 60 errors altogether in their English compositions entitled About Me. There are nine kinds of error made by the students. The students made 19 errors in punctuation (31.7%), 11 errors in preposition (18.3%), seven errors in concord/agreement (11.7%), seven errors in finite verbs (11.7%), six errors in articles (10%), four errors in spelling (6.7%), two errors in tenses (3.3%), two errors in verb groups (3.3%) and two errors in word choice (3.3%). It is advisable that the list of Minimum Requirements is used as a guideline to help the learners minimize their errors in writing.
Highlights
There are four language skills which are needed to complete communication
The data were collected by asking the fourth semester students of English Language Education Study Program of Catholic University of Saint Thomas in the Academic Year 2017/2018 to write an English composition entitled About Me. 2) Data Reduction
There are 11 errors in preposition (18.3%), seven errors in concord/agreement (11.7%), seven errors in finite verbs (11.7%), six errors in articles (10%), four errors in spelling (6.7%), two errors in tenses (3.3%), two errors in verb groups (3.3%) and two errors in word choice (3.3%). 3) In analyzing the errors made by the fourth semester students of English Language Education Study Program of Catholic University of Saint Thomas in the Academic Year of 2017/2018 in their English compositions, the researchers used the list of Minimum Requirements which was originally developed by Fountain
Summary
There are four language skills which are needed to complete communication. They are listening, speaking, reading and writing. One of these four language skills which is very crucial and most required in academic field is writing. In all academic situasions where writing English is required, students must be able to present their ideas in a clear and wellorganized manner. As a skill, writing is often taken for granted. The reality proves that teaching writing skill is not an easy task because students often some difficulties to write about what they think in their mind and state it on a piece of paper or on a computer screen
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