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The Interference of Bahasa Indonesia in English Oral THE INTERFERENCE OF BAHASA INDONESIA IN ENGLISH ORAL PRODUCTION: A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA N 1 PURWOREJO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012 THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of Sarjana Pendidikan Degree By: Kismora Merly Anjasmita NIM. 082120119 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES FACULTY PURWOREJO MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY 2012 vii vii MOTTOS Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent. [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving – (Q.S. Al Mulk 1-2) There will always be a people who'll hurt you, so you need to continue trusting, just be careful. Don’t waste your time on those that don’t try to spend it with you. iv DEDICATIONS This is my final work as an under-graduate student which leaves one-step only to face the edge of my four-year studying in Purworejo Muhammadiyah University. This four-month work is the thing I would dedicate to: 1. My beloved father, Bapak Waluyo, and my beloved mother Ibu Sumiyati, who always give the best for me. Thanks for your loves, prayers, and supports. 2. My little brothers, Muhamad Ramdany Rahmatullah. I cannot believe you are growing up now. You have been my motivation to show you how to be an older sister. 3. Dhany Dwi Nugroho, thanks for your care, support and everything you give. You’re my great buddy who always standing by my side. 4. Purworejo Muhammadiyah University’s experiences of PIMNAS 2010 delegates and the supervisor, for the bronze medal in Denpasar-Bali in the national grade. 5. All the people gave me devotion in friendship. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Glory to Allah SWT, most merciful, most compassionate that blessed the writer with health and tremendous power to finish this thesis entitled “The Interference of Bahasa Indonesia in English Oral Production: A Contrastive Analysis of the First Grade Students of SMA N 1 Purworejo in the Academic Year 2011/2012” as a partial requirement for getting Sarjana Pendidikan Degree of English Educationof Muhammadiyah University of Purworejo. On the occasion, the writer would like to express her great gratitude to several people who participated in finishing this thesis. She extends her sincere gratitude and appreciations to: 1. Mr. Drs. H. Hartono, M.M, as the dean of the teacher training and Educational Scinces and Faculty. 2. Mrs. Semi Sukarni, M.Pd as the head of English department and as her advisor. Thanks for guiding her to finish her thesis. 3. Mrs. Dra. Budiastuti Sumaryanti, M.Pd, the Headmaster of SMA Negeri 1 Purworejo. Thank for permitting her to do the research. 4. Mrs. Tri Yuniarti R.K, S.Pd for helping the writer to observe her students in order to accomplish her research study. 5. The first grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Purworejo. Thanks for the help and cooperation. 6. Her big family, thanks for their support, prayers, motivations, love and cares. 7. Mas Setyo Jati Purweko, Mbak Berlin, Mbak Nurika and everyone who has supported her. Finally the writer hopes that this thesis will be useful for the readers. The writer also realizes that this thesis is still far from being perfect. However, the writer will appreciate criticisms and suggestions from the readers. Purworejo, July 2012 The Writer vi STATEMENT Hereby, the researcher: Name : Kismora Merly Anjasmita NIM : 082120119 Faculty : Teacher Training and Educational Sciences Department of Field : English Department Title : The Interference of Bahasa Indonesia in English Oral Production: A Contrastive Analysis of the First Grade Students of SMA N 1 Purworejo in the Academic Year 2011/2012 States that this thesis is absolutely done by her ownself and the contents of this thesis are not written by someone else as the requirement in accomplishing study in this university or other institutions, except in a few parts which she takes as the references according to the written ethics of the thesis. If it is proven that this statement is incorrect, this entirely becomes her own responsibility. Purworejo, July 2012 Kismora Merly Anjasmita vii TABLE OF CONTENTS Title ……………………………………………………………………………. i Approval Sheet ………………………………………………………………… ii Ratification Sheet ……………………………………………………………… iii Mottos …………………………………………………………………………. iv Dedications ……………………………………………………………………. v Acknowledgement …………………………………………………………….. vi Statement ……………………………………………………………………… vii Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………… viii List of Tables ………………………………………………………………….. x Abstract ………………………………………………………………………... xi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study ………………………………… 1 B. Identification of the Problem …………………………….. 4 C. Reason for Choosing the Topic ………………………….. 5 D. Statement of the Problems ……………………………….. 5 E. Objective of the Study …………………………...………. 6 F. Significance of the Study ………………………………… 6 G. Scope and Limitation …………………………………….. 7 H. Definition of the Key Terms ……………………………... 7 I. Organization of the Study ………………………………... 8 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A. Previous study ……………………………………….…... 10 B. Culture and Language …………………………….……... 11 C. Language Learning ……………………………..………... 16 D. Language Interference ……………………….…………... 20 E. Contrastive Analysis ……………………………………... 27 F. Oral Production ……………………………………...…... 29 vii G. Utterances ………………………………………………... 31 H. The Characteristic of Senior High School Students …...… 32 CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Research Approach ……………………….…………….... 34 B. Research Instrument ……………………………………... 35 C. Place and Time of study …………………..……………... 36 D. Data Collection …………………………………………... 36 E. Object of the Study ………………………………………. 37 F. Unit Analysis …………………………………………….. 38 G. Data Analysis ……………………………..……………… 38 CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION A. Research Finding ……………………………..………….. 40 B. Discussion ……………………………..…………….…… 53 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ……………………………..………………… 74 B. Suggestion ……………………………..………………… 75 BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES viiivii LIST OF TABLES 1. Table 1. Cultural Interference in students’ English oral production............. 41 2. Table 2. Semantic Interference in students’ English oral production........... 42 3. Table 3. Lexical Interference in students’ English oral production.............. 42 4. Table 4. Phonological Interference in students’ English oral production..... 42 5. Table 5. Grammatical Interference in students’ English oral production..... 45 6. Table 6. The Result of the Type of Interference........................................... 49 7. Table 7. Students’ Efforts in Minimizing the Interference of Bahasa Indonesia.......................................................................................... 52 8. Table 8. Students’ Pronunciation Compared with the Correct One.............. 58 ix ABSTRACT Anjasmita, Kismora Merly. 2012. The Interference of Bahasa Indonesia in English Oral Production of the First Grade Students of SMA N 1 Purworejo in the Academic Year 2011/2012: A Contrastive Analysis. A Thesis. Teacher Training and Educational Sciences Faculty of Purworejo Muhammadiyah University. Semi Sukarni, M.Pd. Key words: Interference, Bahasa Indonesia, Oral Production Language has relations to cultural points of view as it has its own uniqueness and also as an indication of cultural values. English and Bahasa Indonesia are different languages with different cultures too. In learning English, Indonesian students, tend to transfer or to use their knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia into English because Bahasa Indonesia has become the lingua franca for Indonesian and it has become their habit. Such condition is called Language interference. Language interference may occur in written and spoken language. This study is intended to identify the Interference of Bahasa Indonesia in students’ english oral production. There are two objectives to be achieved: (1) To find out the types of the interference of Bahasa Indonesia in English oral production of the first grade student of SMA N 1 Purworejo in the academic year 2011/2012, and (2) To find out the types of the interference of Bahasa Indonesia in English oral production of the first grade student of SMA N 1 Purworejo in the academic year 2011/2012. In achieving those two objectives, the writer conducts the descriptive qualitative study, since the data which are performed are in the form of words, phrases, and sentences. In order to analyze the Interference, she uses Contrastive analysis. Contrastive analysis is the aspect of linguistics to identify the structural differences between two languages. It is conducted by contrasting the distinctive features owned by both languages. She also uses several techniques to collect the data, including Recording Technique and giving the questionnaire. By conducting this research, the researcher finds that all five types of language interference still can be found or exists in students’ English oral production. It is 8.13% for cultural interference, 2.44% for semantic interference, 1.63% for lexical interference, 54.47% for phonological interference, and 33.33% grammatical interference. From the questionnaire given to the students, the researcher find that the students are actually conscious of the interference of Bahasa Indonesia in their English oral production and they have done some effort to minimize it (p. 50), but in fact, it is still quite difficult for them to eliminate the interference of Bahasa Indonesia. x 1 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study People have constantly communicated via language,
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