PROBLEM FACED IN GRAMMAR OF EFL STUDENTS

Abstract

Problems in foreign language learning especially in English are unavoidable. They are difficult enough to be avoided. Most of English language learners in the beginning level face some problems in their grammar. They commit different kinds of errors and mistakes in learning English as a foreign language which are due to poor knowledge with grammar, thus it often appears to be a difficult task for them to write and speak. These problems are very obvious in writing composition or any other essay. Therefore, it is important to analyze students’ problems in grammar that can be seen from their writing to see their problems in grammar. This analysis can give some contributions for both students and teachers as the evaluation of language teaching achievement. The data which show the problems faced in grammar clearly are seen from writing of EFL. As the result, the most problems faced by EFL students are tenses. In their writing, the use of tenses was the highest errors made by students with percentage 80% with 40 students who made errors. The percentages of grammatical errors indicate participants’ lack of awareness of grammatical accuracy. They get confuse to use different kinds of tenses in writing. Most of them use wrong verbs in each tense when they write a sentence in English. It shows that students’ ability in mastering grammar is still low. These problems can be caused of teaching method or students’ ability itself