MORPHOLOGICAL ERRORS ANALYSIS IN GUlDED COMPOSITIONS OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMU ISLAM KEPANJEN MALANG CAWU I 2000 / 2001 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

Learners of a foreign language often make errors in the process of language acquisition. The errors are generally caused by the interference of the first language to the second one, and the difference of linguistic system between the native language and the foreign language. The objective of this research was to describe the percentage of morphological errors in guided composition of the second year students of SMU Islam Kepanjen Malang in cawu I 2000 / 200l academic year. The problem is what is the highest percentage of morphological errors on the use of plural inflectional errors, third person singular verb inflectional errors, past tense inflectional errors, and possesive inflectional errors made by the second year students of SMU Islam Kepanjen Malang in cawu I 2000 / 2001 academic year. The samples of this research were taken by proportional random sampling by lottery. The methods of collecting data were test, interview and documentation. The data which were used to get the students morphological errors was analyzed by applying descriptive statistics. The results of the data analysis it showed that the percentage of the students' errors on the use of (1) Plural inflection was 19,65 %, it was categorized as "good". (2) Third Person Singular Verb Inflection was 15,60 %, it was categoeized as "good". (3) Past Tense inflection was 33, 52%, it was categorized as "fair" and (4) Possesive inflection was 31,21 %, it was categorized as "fair". Based on the results it can be concluded that the highest of morphological errors made by the second year students of SMU Islam Kepanjen Malang in cawu I 2000 / 2001 academic year was Past tense inflectional errors. It was 33,52 % from the whole errors. The results suggest that students should study English harder and practice a lot of writing to develop their writing skill.