The Analysis of Students’ Problems in Indonesian- English Translation at the Tenth Grade of Sma N 1 Kutowinangun in the Academic Year of 2015/2016

Abstract

The aims of this research are to describe the translation problems and to find out the dominant translation problems faced by the tenth grade students of SMA N 1 Kutowinangun in the academic year of 2015/2016 in Indonesian- English translation. In this research, the researcher uses descriptive qualitative method. The population of this research is the tenth grade students of SMA N 1 Kutowinangun in the academic year of 2015/2016 that consists of 287 students. The researcher takes 32 worksheets as sample of this research. The researcher uses human instrument as the main instrument to analyze the students’ worksheets. To know the students’ problems, the researcher finds the students’ error first. As a result, almost all of the students get problems in Indonesian-English translation. Based on the chart 1, the most frequent problem which students made is grammar. The highest number of students’ problems is grammar (67.4 %). The second most problem done by the students is vocabulary (21.4%). The third problem is incomplete sentence (4.1%). The fourth rank problem is word order (3.2%). The fifth problem is addition (2.3%). The sixth problem is not transmitted message (1.6%). In conclusion, the students’ dominant problem is not mastering grammar.