Self-Repair Strategies used by 11th grade at MBI Amanatul Ummah Pacet Mojokerto

Communication errors happen inherently in every single conversation which will make some obstacles when the speaker talks. Fixing this issue, self-repair strategy will help the speaker ward off these troubles. This research aims to describe self-repair strategies used by the 11th grade female students at MBI Amanatul Ummah Pacet Mojokerto in their daily conversation. Then, to find the most commonly self-strategies used in speaking. This research uses qualitative approach and descriptive design in explaining the finding from the records. The records are collected by 18 female students by simple random sampling method, of which there are 2 students. While the finding shows that 11th grade female students use all 6 types of self-repair strategy. Searching for a word, hesitation pauses and false start are the most frequent used by the student in their daily conversation. Then, the researcher finds 18 self-repairs which are not categorized in the main 6 types. They are combination types which formed by 2 main types. Based on the finding, the researcher hopes this research will help the student how to hold the floor in conversation, for the teacher in knowing their students’ ability and also for the further researcher to do research in analyzing the combination types.