AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT

Abstract

The research was conducted to analyze to describe the students error in writing recount text at SMKS Karya Utama Tanjungbalai. The purpose of the research is to describe to find out the students errors in writing recount text at SMKS Karya Utama Tanjungbalai. The research used qualitative method as the research method. The sample of the research was X OTKP class consists of 25 students. In collecting data, three techniques were used including observation, test and interview. The researcher used the technique of analyzing the data from Dulay theory ( 1982 ) surface strategy taxonomy. The  result students’ test in that were errors of ommision was 17 % , in errors of addition was 13,83 %, in errors of  misformation was 61 %, in errors of misordering was 8,17 %.That students had a problem about using simple past tense in recount text. This error also happened because the students did not master English in generic structure. Furthermore, the students used wrong words because translated word by word from Indonesia to English that is why most of students made error in word choice/word form.