Author(s): Afore Tahir Harefa, Berlin Sibarani

Abstract: This paper presents an error analysis of communicative effect taxonomy in students' writing of descriptive text at the tenth grader of Senior High School. The study focuses on understanding the types and sources of errors made by students, with a particular emphasis on local and global errors within the communicative effect taxonomy. The research employs a qualitative method, involving data collection through tests and interviews. The study takes place at SMA Negeri 1 Tuhemberua, and the participants are 20 students from class X IPA 1. The findings reveal a total of 77 errors, with local errors constituting 57.14% and global errors 42.85%. Local errors include articles, auxiliary, noun and verb inflection, and quantifier errors. The most prevalent type of error is related to noun and verb inflection. Intralingual sources are identified as the predominant cause of errors, followed by interlingual, context of learning, and communication strategy sources. The analysis sheds light on the patterns and frequencies of errors, providing insights into students' challenges in writing descriptive texts. The results suggest that students face difficulties in grammar aspects, particularly in using articles and inflections. Intralingual factors, such as insufficient knowledge about grammar rules, play a significant role in students' errors. The study concludes with recommendations for teachers to enhance grammar teaching strategies, considering the identified error patterns and sources, to improve students' writing proficiency.

Keywords: communicative effect taxonomy, descriptive text, error analysis

Article Info: Received: 20 Oct 2023; Received in revised form: 28 Nov 2023; Accepted: 05 Dec 2023; Available online: 16 Dec 2023

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.86.22