THE STUDENTS' ERRORS OF SMKN 1 SINABANG IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Abstract

This research aims to find out the students’ errors make when writing descriptive text and the most dominant errors made by eleventh grade students of the fashion design program at SMK Negeri 1 Sinabang. The method used is descriptive quantitative method. The instruments used in this research were written tests. Data the collection is done offline or directly in class.  All class eleventh grade students of the fashion design program are the population in this research.  Using purposive sampling, 15 Class eleventh grade students of the fashion design program were selected as samples.  In analyzing the data, the author uses theory from Jacobs, 1981 where students' writing errors are calculated and classified into five aspects of writing.  Learning outcomes show that students have errors in writing descriptive text.  This is proven by the discovery of errors in aspects of developing ideas 14 percent, ideas organization 7 percent, grammar 26 percent, vocabulary 36 percent, and mechanic 18 percent. Based on the data obtained, the most dominant errors made by students in the next class of the fashion design program at SMK Negeri 1 Sinabang were the vocabulary aspect.