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Students’ Error in Using Modal Auxiliaries at the Fourth Semester Students at English Education Department of IAIN Bukittinggi

2016 · Thesis · Skripsi, Thesis, Disertasi, dan Tugas Akhir

ABSTRACT Z.A. Ilham Putra, 2311.045. Students’ Error Analysis in Using Modal Auxiliaries at Fourth Semester Students in English Education Department of IAIN Bukittinggi in Academic Year 2015/2016. Thesis, State Islamic Institute of Bukittinggi. 2015. The research was done because the researcher found several problems faced by the fourth semester students of English Education Department of IAIN Bukittinggi in academic year 2015/2016 in using modal auxiliaries. Based on preliminary research with some students and the grammar teacher, the fact shows that some of the students were confused when to using modal auxiliaries because there are many kinds of modal auxiliaries, some of the students confused which modal auxiliary is used because each kind relates to different meaning and function, and some of the students did not really understand the rules in using modal auxiliary. Based on the problems above, the researcher conducted the research in order to know what the type of students’ error in using modal auxiliaries, what the proportions (frequency and percentage) of errors that the students make in using modal auxiliary in English. The design of this research is a descriptive quantitative research. The sample is class C at the fourth semester students of English Education Department of IAIN Bukittinggi in academic year 2015/2016. The sample was chosen by using random sampling based on two criterions. The criterions are the sample has learned about modal auxiliaries in grammar and the sample had difficulty in understanding and using modal auxiliaries. The researcher used test in collecting the data. In analyzing the data, the researcher uses formula to find out the percentage of the data that has been collected through test. The result shows that the students made some errors in using modal auxiliaries. There are 4 types of errors were identified, they are omission, addition, mis-selection, and misplacement. After conducting the research, the researcher found several findings, the most students’ errors are mis-selection 0,462 %, the second level of errors is in addition with frequency 0,084% , the third level of errors is in ommision with frequency 0,015% , and the last level of errors is in misplacement with frequency 0,002%. The teacher should explain as clear as possible about modal auxiliary not only meaning and the examples but also the usage. So the students will not misunderstand with the usage of modal auxiliaries.