scholarly journals Lexical Errors in English Students' Writing

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 327
Author(s):  
Afrillia Anggreni ◽  
Siska Bochari
Keyword(s):  
Word Formation ◽  
Word Choice ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Literal Translation ◽  
Translation Errors ◽  
Lexical Errors ◽  
English Students

This research analyzed lexical erros in writing of English students and focused on three types of errors; they were errors in literal translation, errors of word formation, and errors in word choice. This research aimed to explore the most frequent errors and the factors of errors made by English students. The design of this research was qualitative in which the data were colleted by using document in the form of students’ writings and interview. The informants of the research were thirty students majoring in English study program at Tadulako University. The result of this research showed that the most frequent errors made were in word choice and followed by errors in literal translation and errors in word formation. The factors causing the errors were students’ inability to consider the context of the topics when writing. They only focused on using dictionary, Google translate, or simply the words that they had in mind to express ideas in their writing. The students also never used words that were related to the topic in their daily interaction.

scholarly journals LEXICAL AND GRAMATICAL ERROR ON STUDENTS’ TRANSLATION FROM INDONESIAN TEXT TO ENGLISH TEXT

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Nanik Retnowati
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
English Education ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Word Choice ◽  
Method Error ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
Lexical Errors

Knowledge about what the learners’ know is part of teaching process, since the knowledge would be the clue for teachers in designing lesson material as well as method. Error analysis then becomes a common practice for language teachers to elicit what the learners have acquired.Translation is a kind of language skill which requires both linguistic and non linguistic knowledge.Thus studying students’ language used in their translation would be beneficial for teachers. This study is aimed at finding error on the students’ translation. This finding should give a description about the students’ obstacles in translation process.The writer took randomly ten ( 10 ) translation  result of the students at English Education Program of FKIP UIKA Bogor as the sample data. Error analysis procedure is used; i.e. identifying, describing, explaining, and finding the cause of the error. The study found that students made some lexical errors such as miss spelling and inappropriate word choice. This is assumed to be caused by students’ lack of knowledge on spelling, word formation, word equivalence, and different point of view in Indonesian and English expressions. The grammatical error found are the use of affixes, verb, word order, and auxiliaries. The practice of omitting and adding was also found. Some shows the students’ effort to avoid the word due to their difficulties in putting the correct word in the construction. Others show that they are trying to use translation strategy, i.e.modulation to anticipate the difficulties in having literal translation. All findings should give an illustration that students need to be equipped more with the knowledge about how both source and target language operate to express meaning.

scholarly journals The Access to and Use of ICT in Learning English: A Case of University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Cici Adeliani ◽  
Alamsyah Harahap ◽  
Dedi Sofyan ◽  
Ildi Kurniawan ◽  
Azhar Aziz Lubis
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Education Study ◽  
The University ◽  
English Students ◽  
English Language Skills

This research aimed to find out the students’ access to ICT application and how far ICT application helps students in mastering English language skills faced by English students of English Education Study Program at the University of Bengkulu in the 2020/2021 academic year. This research was an explanatory sequential mixed methods design. The population of this research was English students of English Education Study Program at the University of Bengkulu. The sample of this research was selected by using purposive sampling technique, totaling 80 students for questionnaire and 24 students for interview. The data were collected by using questionnaire and interview. The instruments were consisted of 15 items adapted from Dang Hoang Tri and Nhung Hong Thi Nguyen (2014). This research used Microsoft Excel to analyze the data.  The result of this study showed that students access 15 ICT applications in English learning. Also, researcher found that the majority of students have positive perception towards ICT application can help students in mastering English language skills.

scholarly journals Blend Words and Their Influence on the Lexicon and Future of English Language

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Laila Othman Baram ◽  
Aram Kamil Noori
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
Life Change ◽  
Word Choice ◽  
Formation Processes ◽  
Basic Point ◽  
New Words

This research studies the widening range of forming and using blend (portmanteau) words in English language. It sheds light on the fact that most blend words are exocentric not only for second language learners but also to natives too, since they have not been listed in English dictionaries. Even if listed; still the continuous process of forming blend words will leave no room to catch up with listing all of them. English nowadays has become the most dominant language and at the same time it has been influenced by some factors as much as it has been influential. In terms of word formation processes especially blending, one can realize how rapidly and unexpectedly new words are coined for new purposes in accordance with daily life needs. In this era of speed; English native speakers, as their nature, do like to economize in their word choice especially in their word formation processes such as blending, acronyms, clipping and all types of abbreviations. In fact, the inevitability of life change as the result of daily life’s needs inventions influences English language in many ways. In addition, the policy of economizing and being selective reflects well on letter choice and word forming processes. In relation to this, the consequences of life change can be noted in studying blend forms in English. Some simple examples are: blunch, chexting, spork, feminar, brinner, brunch, fanzin, hubot, smog, etc. In a nut shell, the research states the inevitable and intriguing change of English words in the process of blending in which two or more words are cut and mixed together to form a new form, called a blend word. One basic point here is that a blend word is not simply one word; brinner as an example is formed from three other words (breakfast + lunch + dinner) to describe a situation in which you just have one meal instead of the three. Most of blend words have not so far been listed in English dictionaries. So this continuous process of forming new words does a great change to English vocabularies now and in the upcoming years.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Linguistic Errors Made by EFL’s Adult Learners in Translating English into Indonesian language

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Julian Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Lexical Aspect ◽  
Morphological Aspects ◽  
Translation Errors ◽  
Lexical Errors ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia ◽  
Made In

The study was aimed at describing what linguistic errors namely, grammatical, syntactical, morphological, phnological and lexical errors that English education program students made in translating Indonesian language into English. This research was a descriptive qualitative research. Research participants were 19  sixth semester students of English education at STKIP YDB who took translation subject for academic year of  2018/2019. The research instrument was translation test derived from the students’ translation midterm examination which comprised translating 15 Indonesian sentences into English. Data was analyzed through error analysis in which was proposed by Ellis (1997) involving  steps such as (1) collecting samples / data, (2) identifying the errors, (3) classifying translation errors, (4) explaining the errors, and (5) evaluating / interpreting the error.             The results of the study revealed that the main linguistic errors that the students had in translating Bahasa Indonesia into English was in lexical  aspect. It was found that lexical error comprised  72,8% of total errors. For grammar and syntactical aspects,  it was found that both contained 12,% of total errors made by the students. For morphological aspects,  it was found that only 3,1% of total errors was made. For the linguistic problems in phonological aspects, surprisingly it was found 0% of total errors . It can be concluded language acquisition of these students in the linguistic component of English as a foreign language was inadequate in the act of translating, especially in the level of "lexicon" (vocabulary and choice of words), grammar and syntax.

scholarly journals Correlation between theory of internal esteem need of Maslow’s Hierarchy and Speaking ability of the students at English Study Program FKIP-UIR Pekanbaru

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Erna Nawir
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Final Grade ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
English Students

Internal Esteem Need is one of the important motivations that affect students’ achievement in learning as their internal motivations. This paper addresses a study of finding out whether any significant correlation between theory of internal esteem of Maslow and the students’ speaking ability at English Study Program FKIP UIR Pekanbaru. The population is all the fifth (5th) year of English students of English Study Program FKIP UIR who have just taken Speaking 2 (Scientific Discussion) in the second semester with 40 students randomly chosen as sample. A questionnaire of 42 statements were constructed from the indicators of internal esteem of Maslow’s theory and the students’ final grade on their chosen subject were taken to find out the students’ internal esteem and their speaking ability. The result of the study showed that there is no significant relationship between the students’ internal esteem toward their speaking ability.   

scholarly journals Błędy leksykalne Ukraińców uczących się języka polskiego w Polsce

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
Anna Czapla ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Word Formation ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Material Basis ◽  
Written Texts ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Linguistic Interference ◽  
Polish Language ◽  
Lexical Errors ◽  
Semantic Proximity

The aim of the article is to present typical, i.e. recurring, lexical errors made by Ukrainians learning Polish in Poland, the classification of those errors, and an attempt to explain the reasons for their formation. The described respondents are candidates for studies at KUL, post-secondary youth aged 16-19, who have completed various Polish language courses in their country. As for their knowledge of the Polish language, it is at the B1-B2 level. The material basis of the article comprises written texts on a given topic, which were part of homework created during courses in 2010-2019. During the analysis of the collected material, mainly mistakes resulting from linguistic interference (false friends, lexical calques, borrowings, word formation errors, mistakes related to hyper-correctness) were observed, which constitute 80% of the collected material, and the ones not resulting from interference (caused by sound similarity, semantic proximity), which account for the remainder, i.e. 20%.

scholarly journals A STUDY ON ENGLISH STUDENTS’ WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH IN SOCIAL MEDIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Yupika Maryansyah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
English Education ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
English Students ◽  
Academic Year

This research aims to investigate factors affecting willingness to communicate in English in social media. This research was conducted in a descriptive method framework. Specifically, the research described factors that affect students' willingness to communicate in English in social media at English study program at the fourth semester of Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu academic year 2018. The subjects of this research were fourth-semester students of English Education study program of Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu Academic Year 2018 consisted of class A, B, and C.  The populations of the study were 77 students. The instruments used were questionnaire and interview. The data obtained from both questionnaire and interview were then analyzed by the process of checking, classifying, determining, and analyzing the data by using the percentage formula. The results of the study showed that there were five factors affecting willingness to communicate in English in social media. They were self-confidence, personality, motivation, attitude, and anxiety. The dominant factor was motivation since it had the highest percentage. In addition, the study also revealed some reasons why students have the willingness to communicate through social media.    

scholarly journals An Analysis of English Proficiency of the Students of Universitas Riau – Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Fakhri Ras
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
English Language ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
The Mean ◽  
English Competence ◽  
Riau Archipelago ◽  
English Students ◽  
State Schools

The objectives of this study are to: (1) acknowledge the students’ English competence based onthe taken majors and study programs, (2) determine the general English competence (TOEFLEquivalent). The target group of the study is all students who took English language at variousfaculties and at the same time also enrolled at TOEFL Equivalent at UPT Bahasa Universitas Riau(Language Center). The number of the population is 9.765 the students. Due to the homogenouscharacters of the population, 20% out of the population (1.953 students) were taken as sample ofthe research. TOEFL Equivalent compiled by the Language Center of Universitas Riau was usedto collect the needed data. Descriptive statistics was operated to compute the data in order to getmean of the TOEFL Equivalent scores. Inferential statistics (Annova) was applied to differentiatethe scores of TOEFL Equivalent obtained by various backgrounds of the students (gender, programtaken at Universitas Riau, majors at senior high schools, region of their senior high schools, schoolstatus and ethnic groups). After analysing the data, it was found that female students’ mean scoreis higher (405) than the male’s (402); the mean TOEFL score of the study program taken atUniversitas Riau in which the English Students is the highest (432) among a lot of study programs;the mean score of the students of Riau Province is higher (420) than the Riau Archipelago Province(401); the mean score of students of private schools is higher (405) than the state schools (404);the mean of TOEFL score of Language and Art is the highest (432) among three majors (naturalscience, social science and other science). The last is the Chinese / Tionghoa mean of TOEFLscore is the highest (438) among existing ethnic groups. The findings suggest that the students ofUniversitas Riau should be aware of understanding parts of the TOEFL materials like listening,reading, and structure especially in the area of their difficulties.

scholarly journals The Students’ Problems and Solutions in Writing an Argumentative Essay on Gender Issue

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
Lestari Setyowati ◽  
Fadiah Agustina ◽  
Sony Sukmawan ◽  
Ana Ahsana El-Sulukiyyah ◽  
Barotun Mabaroh
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Gender Issue ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Writing Problems ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Argumentative Essays ◽  
Almost All

<p><em>This study is intended to find out the students’ problems and their solutions in writing argumentative essays.  The subjects of this study were the fourth-semester students of English Education study program, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, University of PGRI Wiranegara in the academic year 2019-2020. This study used Byrne’s classification in 1995 about writing problems, namely psychological, linguistic, and cognitive. This uses descriptive quantitative design. The instruments were documentation of the students’ writing tasks and interviews. The result shows the almost all students have no problems in making thesis statements and refutations for their argumentative essay regarding gender issue. The students’ psychological problems are anxiety, nervousness, the feeling of pressure in timed writing and perfect work, a negative expectation in writing, and low self-confidence.  For the linguistic problems, the result from both data indicated that students faced problems in tenses, word-class, word formation, the use of the article, and word error. While the cognitive problems faced by the students are being ignorant in the use of punctuation, short knowledge in giving appropriate examples and details in the body of the essay, and lack of knowledge in writing reference. The solutions proposed by the students, among others are to have more readings on the topic, to be self-motivated learners, to propose untimed writing to the lecturer, and to use writing tools applications.</em></p>

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN SPEECH AT THE STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM OF MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF METRO ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Septian Dwi Sondiana ◽  
Sudirman -
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Grammar Rule ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Verb Agreement ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
Education Study ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
English Students ◽  
Academic Year

The objectives of the research are to find out the types of grammatical errors in English students’ speech; to find out the percentage of grammatical errors in English students’ speech; to find out the factors influencing English students’ grammatical errors in their speech. Based on the data, the students have problem in producing verb group, errors in subject-verb agreement, errors in the use of articles, errors in the use of prepositions, errors in noun pluralization, errors in the use of pronouns, and errors in the use of conjunctions. It shows that Anisa made eleven sentences in 2 minutes 28 seconds. She made eight errors. Dewi made seven sentences in 1 minutes 57 seconds. She made five errors. Fatika made sixteen sentences in 4 minutes 14 seconds. She made eight errors. Fitri made sixteen sentences in 4 minutes 23 seconds. She made seven errors. Ibnu  made  ten sentences in 2 minutes 18 seconds. He made eight errors. Linda made fiveteen sentences in 3 minutes 7 seconds. She made eight errors. Musli made fourteen sentences in 2 minutes 39 seconds. She made six errors. Nyoman made twelve sentences in 3 minutes 43 seconds. He made nine errors. Pera made ten sentences in 2 minutes 23 seconds. She made seven errors. Sri made fourteen sentences in 6 minutes 34 seconds. She made eleven errors. And about the percentages of errors, here is the data; Anisa: 72,73% of errors; Dewi: 71,4% of errors; Fatika: 50% of errors; Fitri: 43,75% of errors; Ibnu: 80% of errors; Linda: 53,3% of errors; Musli: 42,8% of errors; Nyoman: 75% of errors; Pera: 70% of errors; Sri: 78,57% of errors. Based on interview, it shows it can be concluded the factors influence of English students’ grammatical errors in their speech when their speak using grammar rule. The internal factors are; The first, the students are still difficult to make feeling, for example; confident, feel scary, when they are speaking in public. The second, the students are not mastered in their skills. The third, the students are not have many vocabulay, so they can not express their idea to speak. The forth, the students are still think that grammar are not important to speak. For the external factors are; the first, the student  can not express their speaking because of their environment or comunity. The second, the teaching-learning process.

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