dc.contributor.advisor | SURYANTO | |
dc.contributor.author | FAUZIAH, EVITA MENUR | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-14T02:30:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-11-14T02:30:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.umy.ac.id/handle/123456789/6355 | |
dc.description | Conjunction is a word for connecting words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
Conjunction is used to make a sentence which having the cohesion and coherence
in text. The absence of the right conjunction will result in having illogical
meaning, and the message tends to be vague. Because of the important role of
conjunctions in the writing process, this study aims to reveal the students’
common errors on the use of conjunction in their writing, and investigate types of
errors that occur most frequently in students’ writing.
The researcher limited the problem in this study that is only discussed about an
error analysis on the use of adversative (but), additive (and, or), and causal
(because, so) in students’ writing. This research used quantitative research
methodology, and to be more specific the researcher used error analysis as a
method. This research took place in English Education Department of Universitas
Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta with the respondent from students in academic year
2015/2016. To collect the data the researcher used document analyses. There were
140 recount texts that were analyzed by the researcher. The researcher also used
SPSS to analyze the data.
The result of this research showed that from the most to the least frequent
common errors on the use of conjunction in students’ writing were conjunction
and, followed by but, so, because, and or. Also, from the most to the least
frequent types of error that occured in the texts were misuse of conjunction,
followed by omission, redundant repetition, and unnecessary addition. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Conjunction is a word for connecting words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
Conjunction is used to make a sentence which having the cohesion and coherence
in text. The absence of the right conjunction will result in having illogical
meaning, and the message tends to be vague. Because of the important role of
conjunctions in the writing process, this study aims to reveal the students’
common errors on the use of conjunction in their writing, and investigate types of
errors that occur most frequently in students’ writing.
The researcher limited the problem in this study that is only discussed about an
error analysis on the use of adversative (but), additive (and, or), and causal
(because, so) in students’ writing. This research used quantitative research
methodology, and to be more specific the researcher used error analysis as a
method. This research took place in English Education Department of Universitas
Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta with the respondent from students in academic year
2015/2016. To collect the data the researcher used document analyses. There were
140 recount texts that were analyzed by the researcher. The researcher also used
SPSS to analyze the data.
The result of this research showed that from the most to the least frequent
common errors on the use of conjunction in students’ writing were conjunction
and, followed by but, so, because, and or. Also, from the most to the least
frequent types of error that occured in the texts were misuse of conjunction,
followed by omission, redundant repetition, and unnecessary addition. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | FAKULTAS BAHASA | en_US |
dc.subject | ERROR ANALYSIS | en_US |
dc.subject | CONJUNCTION | en_US |
dc.subject | WRITING | en_US |
dc.title | AN ERROR ANALYSIS ON THE USE OF CONJUNCTION IN STUDENTS’ WRITING AT ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis
SKR
FPB
51 | en_US |