Error Analysis Found in the Second Elementary Students’ Spelling in Writing Number

Abstract

Interlanguage is the underlying theoretical construct efforts of SLA researchers to identify stages of development through which second language learners continue their journey to second language (or near-second language) proficiency. The purpose of this research was to describe the error analysis found in the second elementary students’ spelling in writing numbers. Descriptive method was used as the design of this research. The population of this research was the second year students at one of the elementary school in Padang city. The researcher used random sampling technique to select the sample, and the number of sample was 42 students. Instrument for collecting the data in this research was writing test. Generally, the students had ability in spelling writing numbers. It was supported by the fact that most of students (61%) had ability in spelling writing number, but in case there is some students (39%) still make the error spelling in writing numbers. This finding of the data analysis can help the teachers to see that their students still made the mistakes in spelling, and the teachers can make the strategy that make this error will decrease in the future.