Error Analysis of Phrases in English Skripsi Heading on English Education Department of Universitas Muhammadiyah Sorong

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the categories of mistakes found in the English skripsi titles at Sorong Muhammadiyah University. Utilizing a descriptive qualitative approach, the research examined 70 skripsi titles created by English department students from the first and second generations. Research required gathering information from different sources in libraries. The study found that mistakes in English skripsi titles mainly happened in noun phrases and prepositional phrases. Errors in noun phrases can include missing possessive markers, gerund markers, or prepositions, as well as unnecessary elements, incorrect morpheme forms, and misordering. On the contrary, misordering problems primarily impacted prepositional phrases.