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This study aims to describe the errors are found in English Biology Textbook entitled Animal Taxonomy. By using Qualitative Descriptive method, this study classifies the errors based on Dulay, Burt, and Karshen (1982) method about Error Analysis, namely Omission, Addition, Misformation, and Misordering. From the results of the study, it was found that some categories of errors in which Omission Error is caused by the missing of items that need to complete the phrases or sentences. Then, addition error in which the addition of unnecessary items in the phrase or sentences. The next is Misformation refers to wrong form of words. The last is Misordering refers to incorrect placement of a morpheme or a group of morpheme. The errors are found in English Biology Textbook entitled Animal Taxonomy are caused by the different rules of grammar such as the construction of adjective and noun phrase, grammatical endings, the use of tenses, and the use of articles between two languages. From this output, it can be seen that Omission and Misordering are the dominant errors in English Biology Textbook entitled Animal Taxonomy. Therefore, it is necessary to reconstruct the text in English Biology Textbook entitled Animal Taxonomy to make it useable.
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Key words: Errors, English Biology Textbook, qualitative descriptive method.
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Brown, H. D. (2007). Principles of language learning and teaching
(5th ed.). New York: Longman.
Chana, U. 1984. Evaluative reactions to Punjabi/English codeswitching. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural
Development. 5 (6), pp. 447-473.
Corder. S.P. 1977. The Significance of Learners Errors. In Jack C.
Richards (ed.) 1977. Interlanguage 19--30.
Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam Universitas Wahid Hasyim
PROGRES – Volume 4 Nomor l tahun 20l6
Dulay, H. Burt and Krashen. 1982. Language Two. New York: Oxford
University Press.
Foppoli, J. (2011). Is grammar really important for a second language
learner?Retrieved on May 7, 2012 from
http://www.eslbase.com/articles/grammar
Geethakumary, V. 2006. A Contrastive Analysis of Hindi and
Malayalam. http://www.languageinindia.com. 24 May 2006
Ho, M. L. (2003). Empowering English teachers to grapple with errors
in grammar. Retrieved on Retrieved on May 6, 2012 from
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Ho_Grammar_Errors.html
Jam, M.P. 1977. Error Analysis: Source, Cause, and Significance. In Jack
C. Richards, (Ed.) 1977: 189--215.
Kadarisman, Effendi. 2002. Trends and Issues in Linguistics: an
exercise. Unpublished modul: State University of Malang.
Kardaleska, Ljubica. 2006. Contrastive Analysis and Error Analysis in
Copmbination with Analysis of the Semantic
Level.http://www.sil.org. 24 May 2006
Lado, R. (1997) Linguistics across cultures. Applied linguistics for
language teachers. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Leech, Geofrey&friends. 2003. An A-Z of English Grammar & Usage.
Malaysia: Longman
Selinker, L. 1988. Papers in Interlanguage. Occasional Papers No. 44.
Singapore:
SEAMEO Regional Language Center.
Stenson. 1980. Induced Errors. In Croft, Kenneth (Ed.)1980: 54--69.
Pfaff, C.W. 1976. Functional and structural constraints on syntactic
variation on code-switching. Papers from the Parasession on
Diachronic Syntax. Chicago: CLS. pp. 248-59
Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam Universitas Wahid Hasyim
PROGRES – Volume 4 Nomor l tahun 20l6
Sujoko. 1989. Error Analysis. Surakarta: Sebelas Maret University
Press.
Wode, H. 1986. Language Transfer A Cognitive Functional and
Development View. In Kellerman, E. and Sharwood Smith, M.
(Eds.) Crosslinguistics Influence in Second Language
Acquisition. Oxford; Oxford Pergamon.