An Analysis of Students’ Difficulties in Using Personal Pronouns in Recount Text

Abstract

This study is aimed to measure the students’ difficulties in using personal pronouns in recount text and to find out the causes of students’ difficulties in using personal pronouns in recount text at the eighth grade of MTs Negeri 2 Kota Cilegon. The methodology used in this study is a case study. The data collected by test and interview. Based on the result of the test, the most difficulties faced by students are on object pronouns, it can be seen that the percentage of students’ difficulties in using personal pronouns as object pronouns in recount text are 56.10%, while in using personal pronouns as subject pronouns in recount text are 26.82%. Based on the result of the interview, the writer concluded that the reason why students faced the difficulties in using personal pronouns in recount text are by internal factors and external factors. Internal factors such as the students’ talent, interest and motivation in learning English are low. While the external factors, the way teachers explain the material are not clearly enough and they do not make sure that students have understood or not the material that has been explain, moreover, the environment that does not support students to learn English also very influential. In addition, limited facilities can also be the cause of students not being able to study properly