Abstract :
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to dig up the eleventh graders? common
grammatical mistakes in speaking performance at Xaverius 2 Senior High
School Palembang. In this research, the researcher conducted an analytical
study. The sample of the research was XI MIPA graders which consisted
of 36 students. The researcher used convenience sampling technique.
Speaking test and grammatical test checklist were used as the data
collection instruments. Miles and Huberman model was used in this study
to analyse the data. It was obtained that grammatical errors were identified
in students? speaking performance. It covers errors in the production of the
verb groups (14%), errors in the distribution of verb groups (11%),
miscellaneous errors (38%), errors in the use of preposition (17%), and
errors in the use of article (21%). The finding of this study is expected to
bring additional recommendation in building grammatical awareness in
foreign language teaching context.
Keywords: speaking performance, grammatical errors