Spelling errors in english writing of junior high school students in a learning academy

Larasati, Amelia (2023) Spelling errors in english writing of junior high school students in a learning academy. Undergraduate Thesis thesis, UIN K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Pekalongan.

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Abstract

Spelling error is an error that students make consistently making the same error in their English writing because they don’t know the correct spelling. This study aims to determine the errors and the causes of errors made by junior high school students. This research is a case study. The subject of this study was five of seventh grade junior high school students. The data is in the form of qualitative data through documentations and interviews. In this study used purposive sampling. The data analysis techniques in this study, there were three steps, namely data condensation, data display, and drawing conclusion. The result showed that the students committed four categories of spelling errors. There were 15 errors in omission, 24 errors in substitution, 3 errors in transposition, and 8 errors in insertion. Beside that, there were five factors that causes spelling errors made by students, namely the influence of dialect related to the pronunciation, lack of vocabulary, carelessness, and first language interference.

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