Analysis of Mandarin Syntactic Errors of Indonesian Learners at Elementary Level

This research discusses Mandarin syntactic errors of Indonesian learners, performed at the elementary stage. It aims to categorize and identify them. The researchers follow Corder’s steps in error analysis. paper considers four categories errors: omission, addition, replacement, disorder. Finally, seek explain why students commit such errors. results data analysis show that most are classified as omission disorder These indicate participants relied heavily on their native language use target language. Furthermore, reveal lack Chinese grammatical knowledge L1 interference may be significant reasons for To reduce stage, teachers should pay more attention comparing provide comprehensible input.