The Analysis of Accuracy in Translating Abstract Journal by The Students of English Education Universitas Negeri Makassar

Abstract

The goal of the study was to identify the best strategy to utilize and how effectively students could translate abstract journals. Students from Universitas Negeri Makassar studying English education participated in this descriptive quantitative study. There were 10 students in total that made up the study's subject. the information gathered by text analysis. The findings indicated that students' translations of abstract Journal were "Excellent" in accuracy, with a degree of mastery between 80 to 100%. It implies that a small amount of correction is still required. There, a total of nine students made progress toward a good level, while one student demonstrated excellent mastery. Additionally, literal translation and semantic translation were the two most often employed translation techniques. The researcher proposes that the teacher should focus more on the issues of the students in light of this research. Students should practice translating texts on their own more often, be guided in their efforts, and motivated to do so. They should also learn more grammar rules, expand their vocabulary by memorizing more words, and refrain from using Google Translate too frequently.

Keywords: translation, accuracy, translation method