Analysis of Students Errors in Using WH Questions

Author (s) : Ira Julfiana; Mul Muliadi

Institution : Magister of English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Mataram, Indonesia

Category : Article,IJMMU

Topics : Students Errors; WH Questions

The objective of this research are; 1). To identify students’ errors in forming WH questions. 2).To describe the challenges students face when learning English WH questions. The data collection tehniques used were; class observation, interview, and documentation. Researcher used qualitative methods. Qualitative analysis includes transcription and examination of audio recordings as well as examining the results of student worksheets, using thematic analysis to detect and analyze errors made by grade IX (ninth) students when creating WH questions. As for the research obtained there are several
errors were found from some of the questions given, namely: there is no auxiliary verb before the subject, the wrong preposition, such as the verb “wait” requires the preposition “for,” writing some vocabulary that is not right, wrong in translation, sentences that are not accurate in the context of time, and the use of verbs that are not appropriate. Additionally, there are several things that make students find it difficult to make WH questions, include student language background, lack of auxiliary, lack of practical experience, and cause of cultural and cognitive barriers.

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