Name : Aldi Wijaya

NPM : 201512500288
Class : R.5.D

1. After studying this lecture, why do you think we need to do an error analysis? (20%)

Because Error Analysis may be carried out in order to find out how well someone knows a
language, to find out how a person learns a language, and to obtain information on common
difficulties in learning language as an as in teaching or in the preparation of teaching
materials.

2. There are terms called mistake and error. How do you distinguish error from mistake? Give
examples for each of them. (20%)

Mistake and error mean something that is done incorrectly or wrong. Thus, they are synonyms.
But the difference between these two words is in the context that they are used in.

1. Mistake is usually a choice that turns out to be wrong.

Mistakes are usually accidental. You know it’s wrong. In other words, mistakes are
performance based, and can be self-corrected. Mistake is less formal than error, and is usually
used in daily speech.

Example : Coming to this place was a big mistake. We only wasted our time.

2. Errors are usually made due to the lack of knowledge. So, the action was wrong because it
was different from the rules, model or specific code. Error is a more formal word than mistake.

In sports, the violation of rules will be called an error.

Example : You cannot say, “I does my homework” – that’s an error! You have to say, “I do
my homework”.

3. Do an error analysis from the following paragraph. (60%)

Follow this plan:
a. Recognition of errors (underline the errors directly from the text)
b. Description and Explanation of errors
c. Reconstruction of errors
d. Tallying of errors

a. Recognition of errors
I name is Jacqueline. I am an clerk at Dave’s Grocery Store. Sometimes I work on a cash
register. When I no working there I work on the service counter. The grocery store has an
ATM. The store is in Avenue Street. All most everybody in town shops to Dave’s.

b. Description and Explanation of errors

 c. Reconstruction of errors

d. Tallying of errors

1) Textual errors
No. Description of Errors A
2) Errors in expressions
1 Wrong verb form No. Description of Errors A
2 Wrong lexis/vocabulary
3 Wrong preposition 1 Referential errors
4 Wrong adjective 2 Register errors
5 Wrong adverb 3 Social errors
6 Wrong conjunction Total
7 Wrong noun form
8 Wrong word order
9 Wrong idiom
Total