Indonesian Interference on English Language in VIII Grade Junior High School Students

Abstract

This study aims to determine the type of Indonesian interference found in English language among class VIII SMPK 2 Harapan Untal-Untal students. This research is done by analyzing the result of simple text translation done by the students of class VIII SMPK 2 Harapan Untal-Untal, then from the translation result will be analyzed what kind of interference that appeared. Methods of data collection in this study using observational research methods and literature. The data that have been collected in the form of simple translations from the students will be analyzed descriptively using related theories to find out what kind of interference found in the analysis. Further, in relating to interference, it will find a way out to reduce and even eliminate Indonesian interference itself. The results to be achieved in this research is recognize the level of Indonesian language interference in the use of English among the junior high school students, then find the practical efforts to be done so that interference does not increased. So, the use and English understanding can be done as much as possible. The finding of the paper found that 6 interference such as grammar structure, subject pronoun, adjectives, auxiliaries, preposition and word order.

Keywords

• interference
• students
• language
• English
• Indonesian