Analysis of semantic errors in elementary school teacher education student papers at Mulawarman University

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Kinaya Prisilia Seno Padang
Syerin Rahmania
Hety Diana Septika S.Pd., M.Pd.

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This study aims to analyze language errors at the semantic level in two student papers of the Elementary School Teacher Education Study Program (PGSD) Mulawarman University in 2025 entitled "Individual Development in Childhood" and "Obligations and Rights of Citizens". The method used is content analysis with a descriptive-qualitative approach based on the study of Indonesian semantics. The results of the analysis showed that both papers had semantic errors that could be grouped into four categories, namely improper synonyms, pleonasms, ambiguous meanings, and inaccuracies in meaning. The first paper found 7 errors, while the second paper found 5 errors, so that the total was 12 semantic error data. These findings indicate the need to strengthen semantic understanding among prospective elementary school teachers. The implication of this research is the importance of habituating writing according to the semantic rules of the Indonesian language in students' academic activities.

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