Lexical Formation Error in the Descriptive Writing of Indonesian Tertiary EFL Learners

Autor/in	Ginting, Siti Aisah
Titel	Lexical Formation Error in the Descriptive Writing of Indonesian Tertiary EFL Learners
Quelle	2 (2019) 1, S.85-89 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2617-0299
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Error Patterns; Writing (Composition); Foreign Countries; Grammar; College Students; Morphemes; Computational Linguistics; Error Analysis (Language); Writing Evaluation; Morphology (Languages); Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Fehlertyp; Schreibübung; Ausland; Grammatik; Collegestudent; Morphem; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Error analysis; Language; Fehleranalyse; Morphology; Morphologie; Indonesien
Abstract	This study was aimed at identifying the kinds and frequency of formal errors on Indonesian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' descripting writing. Therefore, descriptive analysis research design was implemented to achieve the objective. The data were collected from the descriptive writing of university students in Indonesia (N = 40). Then, the data were computerized and tabulated by using descriptive statistic (frequency and percentage) in SPSS version 21. The result of this study presents that from 223 errors, suffix was the most frequent formal errors (32.29%) in Formal Misselection, followed by calque (22.87%) in Formal Misformations and omission (12.56%) in Distorsion. In conclusion, most of the students have considerable difficulty in forming the correct form of the words. Therefore, to produce an excellent descriptive writing, the students are suggested to learn and practice more on words formations (grammar). (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01