Error analysis on subject-verb agreement: the case of a university student in Indonesia

Abstract

Examining the error from the second language learner is important. The teacher can make use of it as a reflection of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research and classroom teaching practice. However, only few studies conducted in this area in Indonesian context. This mini research, therefore attempts to analyse the error made by the first semester student of English Department, Faculty of Humanities and Culture, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University, Jawa Timur, Indonesia. The research focuses on the error on subject-verb agreement of the student’s writing. The implications for SLA research and classroom teaching practice are given as well for second language teachers and researchers.