Zulliyanah (2010) STUDENTS’ ERROR IN MAKING INDIRECT SPEECH AT THE SECOND YEAR OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MUHAMMADIYAH PEKANBARU. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau.

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Abstract

This research is a descriptive research that has one variable. The subject of this research is the second year students of senior high school Muhammadiyah Pekanbaru while the object of this research is students’ error in making indirect speech. Actually, the students have been taught about indirect speech. By studying this subject the students are expected to master and understand. But in fact, most of them get difficulties and make error in making indirect speech. This research has two formulation of the problem; the first is what form of indirect speech that the students tend make error? The second is what are the factors that cause the students make error in making indirect speech? So the objectives of this research are to find out the form of indirect speech that the students tend to make error and to find out the factors that cause the students’ error in making indirect speech. To collect the data, the writer used the test and questionnaire. The test was conducted to find out the form of indirect speech that the students tend to make error. While the questionnaire was used to find out the factors that cause the students’ error in making indirect speech. Based on the data analysis, the writer found that the form of indirect speech that the students tend to make error is changing tenses is 46.00% at the first test, 48.00% at the second test, 49.33% at the third test), changing pronoun (44.66% at the first test, 46.00% at the second test, 47.33% at the third test), changing adverb of time (41.33% at the first test, 42.66% at the second test, 43.33% at the third test). The factors that caused the students’ error in making indirect speech are: 1. the students do not ask the teacher if they don’t understand 2. The students still have difficult when changing direct into indirect because the still confuse about tenses, pronoun, and adverb of time 3. The students do not pay attention when the teacher explains material 4. The condition of the class not support them to study because noise 5. The students surrounding are not support tem in studying English.

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