The Error Analysis of Written English at Public Area in Banjarmasin

摘要

Mega Impian Sari. 2016. The Error Analysis of Written English at Public Area in Banjarmasin. Thesis. English Language Education Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training, Advisor: (1) Dr. Saifuddin Ahmad Husin, M.A, (2) Hj.Noor Maulidiyah, M.A. ududKeywords: Error Analysis, Written English, Public Area ududThis research concerned with the errors of written English that found at public areas in Banjarmasin. Error here means every element in written English such as grammar and spelling. udThe problem formulations of this research are: What kinds of error are found in written English at public areas in Banjarmasin? and what is the most common error in written English at public areas in Banjarmasin? udThe subject of this research is written English at public areas in Banjarmasin, such as advertisement, notice, brand name, and services. Meanwhile the object of this research is analyzing the errors in written English that found at public areas in Banjarmasin. udThe method of this research is qualitative descriptive method. To collect the data the researcher used the techniques: taking and selecting the pictures of written English at public areas (street, market, shop, and school) in Banjarmasin. udFrom forty nine pictures of written English at public areas in Banjarmasin, the researcher has found sixty errors. The errors are: 47 errors in spelling to pronunciation or about 78%, 11 errors in word order or about 18 %, and 2 errors in preposition or about 4%. This research indicates that only 3 kinds of error which are found in written English at public areas in Banjarmasin, and the most common error was found in spelling to pronunciation.