AN ANALYSIS OF THE GRAMMATICAL ERRORS MADE BY THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF EXACT SCIENCE AT SMAN 1 PAINAN PESISIR SELATAN IN TELLING PAST EXPERIENCES

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The purpose of this research was to describe grammatical errors made by the second year students of exact science (IPA) in telling past experiences. In this research, the population was the second year students of SMAN1 Painan. The number of the population was 128 students. They were divided into four classes, class IPA 1, class IPA 2, class IPA 3, and class IPA 4. The sample of this research was the students in class IPA 3, and the size of the sample was 32 students. The researcher used cluster random sampling technique to get representative sample. The instrumentation used to get the data was the speaking test. To know the reliability of the test, the researcher used inter-rater technique. The researcher used inter-rater technique to find reliable. And the test was reliable. Based on the data analysis, it was found that there were three types: They were 8 students (25 %) in omission, 6 students (18.76  %) in addition, and 2 students (4.69 % ) in misordering. The finding of this research lead the researcher to conclude that the second year students of exact science at SMAN I Painan made grammatical errors in telling past experiences. In line with such conclusion, the researcher suggests to students, they need to practice more in speaking so that the students can be aware of producing kind of grammatical errors in their speaking especially in telling past experiences. For the next researcher it is suggested to find source of errors and the cause of errors made by the students in speaking.

Key Words : Analysis, Grammatical Error, Speaking, Telling Past Experiences