The Analysis of Grammatical Errors in Non-English Students' Skripsi Abstracts
Keywords:
Grammatical errors, skripsi abstract, non-English students, academic writing, dan Surface Strategy Taxonomy.Abstract
This study examines grammatical errors in skripsi abstracts written by non-English students from the Law, Management, and Agribusiness programs at UNISKA Kediri. This topic is important because the abstract serves as the initial section of a skripsi and reflects students’ ability to communicate academic ideas in English. However, many non-English students still make grammatical errors that can make their abstracts less clear and lower the quality of their writing. This study aims to identify the grammatical errors found in the abstracts and determine the most dominant error type. The research used a descriptive qualitative method. The data were taken from 15 skripsi abstracts, with 5 abstracts from each program. The analysis focused on four types of grammatical errors: omission, addition, misformation, and misordering. The results show that there were 50 errors in total. Misformation was the most common type, with 31 occurrences, followed by misordering with 9, omission with 8, and addition with 2. Among the three programs, the Management program made the most errors (25), followed by Law (13) and Agribusiness (12). These results show that non-English students still need more practice in using English grammar correctly, especially in choosing the right words and arranging sentences. Therefore, to enhance the overall quality of skripsi abstracts, sustained and structured support in academic English is necessary. Implementing regular, focused writing practice, systematic feedback from the supervisors, and concise instructional guidance on frequent error types can enable students to reduce grammatical errors and produce clearer, more accurate abstracts.
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