AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH VERB PHRASES IN EXPLANATION TEXT BY EFL STUDENTS

ALISTINA, Trijoko Waluyo (2024) AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH VERB PHRASES IN EXPLANATION TEXT BY EFL STUDENTS. Diploma thesis, UIN RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Many challenges and violations were faced by students when producing English texts, one of which were verb phrase error. The students had limited knowledge of the rules of verb phrase structures due to a lack of explanation from teachers about this matter. This study aimed to help students avoid error and improved their understanding of actual sentence structures. Therefore, this research was conducted to analyze the types of English verb phrase error in explanation texts by EFL students, especially twelfth grade students of SMAN 01 Penawartama. This study focused on verb phrases and utilized the Dulay surface category taxonomy. A case study was conducted with 32 students of SMAN 01 Penawartama. The qualitative method was employed, and the following error analysis procedures were carried out: data collection, identification, description, and explanation. Data were collected through written tests and interviews. The test aimed to identify error in English verb phrases in writing explanation paragraphs, while the interviews aimed to determine the factor that influenced students to make error. Investigator triangulation was utilized to determine the validity of the data. The results of the research showed that the types of error in English verb phrases in explanation writing were indicated by the mean score of omission error (15.15%), addition error (16.66%), misformation error (65.15%), and misordering error (3.03%). The highest frequency of error was misformation error (65.15%), while the lowest was misordering error (3.03%). On the other hand, the results showed that the factor influenced students to make error, as indicated by the mean score of carelessness (57.57%), first language (27.27%), and translation (15.15%). The highest factor was carelessness error (57.57%), while the lowest was translation error (15.15%). Therefore, the twelfth grade students of SMAN 01 Penawartama still needed to improve verb phrases in writing explanation paragraphs. Keywords: Error Analysis, Explanation Text Writing, Verb Phrases

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