Error Analysis in Using Simple Present Tense at Writing Descriptive Text in Eleventh Grade of MA Aqidah Usymuni Sumenep

Abstract

Abstract             In learning a new language, especially English, the Indonesian students are expected to master in all of English skill and also be able to communicate in English using correct structure, while in spoken or written. In other word, foreign language has different rules with first language which causes the students make some errors in their learning. In writing skill exactly, the students do some error forms in their sentence and it takes place because of some possibilities.                    There are two research focuses in this research. The first is what the students’ errors in using Simple Present Tense in writing Desriptive Text at the eleventh grade of MA Aqidah Usymuni Terate Pandian  Sumenep are, then how do the errors take place in the students’ Desriptive Text is the second of research focus. While, it research is conducted on students’ eleventh grade of MA Aqidah Usymuni Terate Pandian  Sumenep. This research will describe through of qualitative approach with descriptive analysis and cluster random sampling.                    In collecting the data, the researcher uses some techniques are test, documentation and interview. Then, after collected the data, the researcher analyzes it through Corder’s error analysis steps as follow: collection of samples of learner language, identification of errors, classification of errors, explanation of errors and evaluation of errors. Actually, learn English is not as easy as learn the own language, since it is foreign language. Therefore, many students make errors when they learn English, especially in writing. They make errors in four category errors are omission (be omission errors, verb omission errors, suffix –s/-es errors and auxiliary do errors), addition (be addition errors, double verb usage error, double be usage errors and time marker usage errors), misinformation (BE form errors, verb usage errors, pronoun usage errors, singular and plural form errors and auxiliary usage errors) and misordering (misplace of word). Finally, at the end of this research is the conclusion that describe the result of the study and then suggestion is offered to students especially Indonesian students and teacher special for English teacher. Keywords: Errors analysis, Simple Present Tense, Descriptive.