THE STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING ADJECTIVE CLAUSE AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ OF SMA N I MIRIT KEBUMEN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

Abstract

This thesis is intended to know what are the students’ difficulties and  causes of the students’ difficulties in learning adjective clause on the eleventh grade students of SMA N I Mirit in academic year of 2012/2013.In this research, the researcher uses descriptive qualitative method. She uses human instrument as the main instrument. She uses test and questionnaire as the supporting instruments to collect the data. The subject of this study is the eleventh grade of SMA N I Mirit Kebumen in the academic year of 2012/2013. She takes 28 students as the sample of the study. According to the data, there are 100% students who had difficulties at the word order adjective clause, 85.71% students who confused in using which, whose, and that, 75.57% students who confused in using who and whom, 71.42% students who are confused in using between when and where, and  53.57% students who are not familiar all about adjective clause. It means that most of students have difficulties in learning adjective clause. Based on the finding of this research, it can be concluded that the eleventh grade students’ of SMA N I Mirit have more difficulties at the word order and usage of adjective clause. It is because lack of understanding about how to arrange word order in adjective clause and lack of knowledge about adjective clause.

Key Words: learning, error analysis, adjective clause