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ABSTRACT EZIA YELTI, 2312.021. An Error Analysis of Students’ Writing Essay in Using Transition Signals at the Sixth Semester Students English Education Departement Students of IAIN Bukittinggi. A Thesis State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Bukittinggi.2017. The research is due to problem made by the sixth semester students of English Education Department of IAIN Bukittinggi in academic year 2016/2017 in using transition signals in writing essay. Based on the preliminary research with some of sixth semester students, the fact shows that the students were difficult to put the transitional signals at the appropriate place and confused about each functions of transitional signals. This researcher was descriptive qualitative research aimed to analyze the students’ error in using transitional signals. The informant of this research is the sixth semester students of English Education Department that consist of 120 students. The informants were taken by using random sampling and researcher took 24 students. The technique of data collection in this research is the documentation. The result shows that the students made some errors in using transition signals. There are four types of errors done by students in using transition signals in writing essay they are: error of omission, addition, misordering, and misformation. There are twenty three students who made omission, seventeen students who made error of misformation, thirteen students who made error of addition, and two students who made error of misordering. It can be concluded that the types of students errors in using transitional signal in writing essay by the sixth semester students of English Education Section of IAIN Bukittinggi are the most error done is error of omission, this is followed by misformation, addition, and the last error of misordering. Keyword: Error Analysis, Transition Signals, and Writing Essay. ABSTRAK Ezia Yelti, 2312.021. Analisis Kesalahan Kemampuan Siswa dalam Menggunakan Transition Signals dalam Menulis Esay oleh Mahasiswa Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Semester Enam IAIN Bukittinggi Tahun Ajaran 2016/2017. Skripsi, Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Bukittinggi, 2017. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi karena mahasiswa semester enam Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris mengalami kesulitan dalam menggunakan transition signals dalam menulis Essay. Berdasarkan hasil preliminary dengan beberapa siswa semester enam, banyak siswa yang kesulitan dalam menggunakan transitional signals yang cocok dan kesulitan dalam memahami fungsi transitional signals. Penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif yang bertujuan untuk manganalisis kesalahan siswa dalam menggunakan transitional signals. Informan penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa semester enam Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris yang terdiri dari 120 mahasiswa. Informan dipilih melalui teknik random sampling dan peneliti mengambil 24 mahasiswa. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan siswa membuat kesalahan dalam menggunakan transitional signals. Ada 4 tipe kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh mahasiswa dalam menggunakan transition signals ketika menulis essay. Tipe kesalahan tersebut yaitu error of omission, addition, formation, and ordering. Terdapat dua puluh tiga siswa yang melakukan kesalahan pada error of omission, tujuh belas siswa melakukan kesalahan pada misformation, tiga belas siswa melakukan kesalahan pada addition, dan terdapat dua siswa yang melakukan kesalahan pada misordering. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa tipe error yang banyak dugunakan oleh mahasiswa jurusan bahasa inggris semester enam IAIN bukittinggi adalah tipe error of omission, dan di ikuti oleh misformation, error of addition , terakhir yaitu misordering. Kata Kunci: Analisis Kesalahan, Transition Signal, dan Menulis Essay