THE INTERFERENCE OF L1 ON STUDENTS’ ESSAY WRITING AT THE ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM OF FKIP UNIVERSITAS RIAU

Abstract

Abstract : This descriptive research aimed to know L1 interference on English Study Program FKIP – Universitas Riau students’ essay writing and to find out the types of interferences that are commonly made by the students of English Study Program FKIP – Universitas Riau. This study used a descriptive research designed to examine the interference of L1 on English Study Program students’ writing. The population of this research was the 5th semester students of English Department (2015), Universitas Riau which consisted of 3 classes with the total of 90 students. The sample of this study was 25% from 90 students or 22 students. The instrument of the research was a writing test. The participants were asked to choose one of the five topics and write an essay about the topics that is given. The aspects of writing which were evaluated in this research were grammar, spelling, dictions and organizations. There were 61.09% students that were found making error in grammar, 15.89% that were found making error in spelling, 18.63% that were found making error in Diction, and 4.16% that were found making error in Organization. Based on the data calculation, the results showed the significant interference of students’ mother tongue (L1) towards the students’ essay writing at English Study Program FKIP - Universitas Riau.
Keywords : Interference, L1, essay, writing