An Analysis on Student Tendencies in Using Non-academic Vocabulary in English Academic Writing.

Writing is difficult skill to learn and master, because student should know how to find idea and express it in writing. The aim of this research is to find out the factors that influence the students’ tendency in using non-academic vocabulary in english acadmic writing. The research used qualitative method. In analyzing the data, the writer used interview and documentation. The population in this study is english department student of fifth semester of the 2018/2019. The sample is unit 01 which consist of 20 participants. The result of documentation showed that student still tend to use non-academic vocabulary in their writing. The result of interview showed that the factor that influence the tendency to use non-academic vocabulary in academic writing were academic vocabulay standards, poor reading, time, topic confusion, feedback from lecturers and students’ interest.