AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF PREPOSITION OF TIME USED IN STUDENTS’WRITING (A DESCRIPTIVE QUALITATIVE STUDY AT THE EIGHTHGRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 SALATIGA IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2014/2015)

SUGIYATNO, PURHAWAN (2016) AN ERROR ANALYSIS OF PREPOSITION OF TIME USED IN STUDENTS’WRITING (A DESCRIPTIVE QUALITATIVE STUDY AT THE EIGHTHGRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 SALATIGA IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2014/2015). Other thesis, IAIN SALATIGA.

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ABSTRACT Sugiyatno, Purhawan. 2015. An Error Analysis of Preposition of Time used in the students’ Writing (A Descriptive Qualitative Study at the Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 3 Salatiga in Academic Year of 2014/2015). A Graduating Paper in Teacher Training and Education Faculty State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Salatiga. Consultant: Hanung Triyoko, S.S., M.Hum, M.Ed. Key words: Errors Analysis, Preposition of Time This research deals with analyzing errors of preposition of time used in the eight year students of SMPN 3 Salatiga in academic year of 2014/2015. This research is conducted to analyze how the errors, kinds of errors which is focused on preposition of time for categories: in, at, on and the function and how the eliminate the errors. This research applies qualitative method. The object of this research is the eight year students of SMPN 3 Salatiga. Choosen purposely using purposive sampling from 244 students. The sample is 50 students of the eight year. The data of this study is taken from test, documentation and interview. The test is used to get the data about the ability of the students to do preposition of time in writing. The writer uses the documentation method to obtain the school data like students’s name, and school general situation. Interview is used to obtain the more accurate data dealing with the factors that influence the grammatical errors on the use of preposition of time. Those data collection, the is analyzed in order to find how is the errors, kinds of errors, and how to eliminate the errors. The analysis result shows that: 1) students’ mastery in using preposition of time are weak grade and low average achievement, 2) the kinds of errors are Over-generalization, False concept hypothesized, and Carelessness, 3) the writer give solutions that the students should understand deeply about the function of preposition of time and the teacher can give more explanations and exercises about preposition of time.

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