Ramadhan, Syifa Putri (2025) An Analysis of English Morphological Errors on Efl Students’ Writing: A Case Study at English Education Study Program of UIN Jurai Siwo Lampung. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Jurai Siwo Lampung.

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Abstract

This study investigates the morphological errors made by third-semester EFL students in the English Education Study Program at UIN Jurai Siwo Lampung, with a focus on the use of bound morphemes in their writing. Employing a qualitative case study approach, the data were collected through students’ midterm writing products and semi-structured interviews. The analysis followed Miles and Huberman’s interactive model, consisting of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification.

The findings reveal a total of 18 morphological errors, categorized into omission (33.3%), addition (11.1%), misformation (55.6%), and misordering (0%). Misformation emerged as the most dominant error type, indicating students’ inadequate mastery of inflectional and derivational morphemes, particularly in affix spelling, affix selection, and changes in word class. Omission errors mostly involved the absence of plural markers, while addition errors appeared when students added unnecessary affixes. No misordering errors were found in the data.

The interview results show that the main factor causing these errors is students’ lack of knowledge of morphological rules, especially in distinguishing inflectional and derivational morphemes, recognizing word classes, understanding the functions of affixes, and identifying base words. To overcome these difficulties, students used several strategies such as frequent practice, reviewing materials, analyzing texts containing affixes, enriching vocabulary, and using learning videos. This study concludes that students have not yet mastered bound morphemes and still face difficulties in applying morphological rules accurately in writing. Therefore, lecturers are advised to provide more explicit instruction and targeted exercises, while students are encouraged to improve their morphological awareness through consistent practice.

Keywords: Bound morphemes, EFL students’ writing, Morphological errors

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