The Error Analysis of Grammar Found in Students’ Writing on WhatsApp

Authors

  • Tri Jampi Setiyorini English Education Department, Universitas Islam Mulia Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Suwarna Language Education Sciences Department, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2222-7022
  • Novi Lestari English Education Department, Universitas Islam Mulia Yogyakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24256/ideas.v13i2.8642

Keywords:

error analysis, grammar, WhatsApp, writing

Abstract

Grammar is a necessary language component to improve the proficiency of learner’ language. However, many secondary education learners still commit grammatical errors in typing their messages on WhatsApp. This research aims to describe grammatical errors types found in students’ writing on WhatsApp typed by 20 first-semester learners in an Indonesian university. The researchers used a descriptive case study to conduct the research. The research participants were 20 first-semester learners of a private university in Central Java, Indonesia. The researchers used a test to collect the data. They analyzed the tests results descriptively by using Keshavarz’s theory. The analysis result shows that the percentage for each error type is 27.5% (omission), 10.6% (addition), 58.2% (substitution), and 3.7% (permutation). The research result indicates that the most dominant error is substitution (58.2%).

Author Biographies

Suwarna, Language Education Sciences Department, Yogyakarta State University

Suwarna is a senior lecturer at the English Education Department of Yogyakarta State University.

Novi Lestari, English Education Department, Universitas Islam Mulia Yogyakarta

Novi Lestari is a student of English Education Department of Universitas Islam Mulia Yogyakarta.

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2026-01-02

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature

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