THE USE OF GOOGLE TRANSLATE BY STUDENTS IN WRITING A NARRATIVE ESSAY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22437/jelt.v6i2.18477Abstract
Learning English means learning the four skills, namely listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Of the four skills, writing is the most difficult skill to acquire. Fortunately, in this 21st century, technological developments are very helpful for us, especially in language. Many translation tools are very easy to use. One of the translation tools that is available to use by people nowadays is Google Translate. This research focused on the use of Google Translate in the writing narrative essay of 3rd semester English education students at Jambi University and used qualitative approach. The results of this research showed that students use Google Translate to help them solve their problems with vocabulary and grammar. Even though Google Translate could not fully help students to improve their writing skills, it is known to have a contribution to making students more independent, they will work alone, not depending on lecturers and friends. Students used Google Translate to ease their work in writing.
Downloads
References
Nunan, D. (1999). Second Language Teaching & Learning. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2007). Introduction to Academic Writing, Third Edition. New York: Pearson Education.
Rahayu, A. (2015). Differences on Language Structure between English and Indonesian. International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, 1(4), 257-260.
Raza, M. A., & Nor, F. M. (2018). Google translate in an EFL classroom. International Journal of Translation, 30(1), 7-21.
Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2012). Qualitative Interviewing: the art of hearing data (3rd ed.). United States of America: SAGE Publications.
Souhila, D. (2015). Developing EFL writing skill through the use of the process approach. University of Biskra.
Starkey, L. (2004). How to write great essays. New York: Learning Express.
Sukkhwan, A. (2014). Students Attitudes and Behaviors toward the Use of Google Translate.
Yin, R. (2009). Case Study Research: Degin and Methods (Vol. IV). London: SAGE Publications.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 JAMBI-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
