ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE ERRORS IN THE ARABIC TEXTBOOK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADE 2 AT THAMAVITYA MULNITI SCHOOL OF THAILAND

In learning and teaching activities, textbook is one of the important elements that play a role in improving the quality of learning in the classroom.  Therefore, textbook content analysis also needs to be carried out to avoid errors in the transfer of knowledge to students. This research aims to determine the types of language errors in Arabic textbook for Middle School Grade 2 at Thamavitya Mulniti School of Thailand. This type of research is library research using descriptive methods and a qualitative approach. The results of the analysis of this textbook were that three types of language errors were found, namely 70% of syntax errors, 10% of writing errors and 20% of morphological errors.  Based on the results of the analysis, it can be seen that the most common language errors found in this textbook are syntax errors and then morphology errors. Meanwhile, the fewest language errors is writing errors. This research is only limited to analyzing language errors in the aspects of syntax, morphology and writing.  It is hoped that further research can explore other linguistic aspects in this textbook.  The implication of this research is as information for teachers who want to use this textbook as teaching material for learning Arabic in the classroom.  The researcher hopes that this research can become a reference for future researchers who want to raise themes relevant to this research.