An Analysis of Students' Ability in Translating Idiom on Narrative Text

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Riskaulina Sinaga
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
English Department ◽  
Short Answer ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The purpose of this research is to find out the student’s ability in translating idiom on narrative text written by them as investigated by the researcher. This research belongs to descriptive qualitative research. The subject of this research involved twenty students of fourth semester of English Department Students University Maritim Raja Ali Haji. The instrument used a test.  The test that has given is short answer, which the students are asked to find how many idioms that the student found on narrative text given by the researcher. After finding the idiom, the students were asked to translate into Indonesian with meaning correctly.  The result of this research reveals that the students’ ability to find and translated idiom is still not accurate in translation. The students’ only found a few of idioms from 20 idioms that given by the researcher which were contained on narrative text. The problem that arises when the results are analyzed is inability of students to translate with the meaning correctly so that some students translate word by word. Keywords: Translating, idiom, narrative text

TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION OF NARRATIVE TEXT TO THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emi Br Bukit ◽  
Berlin Sibarani ◽  
Rika Rika
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

This study aims at describing how the teachers teach reading comprehension of narrative text to the tenth grade students in Sibolangit and revealing the underlying reasons of why do they do that way. This study was conducted by using qualitative research design. The subject of this study were two english teachers who taught at tenth grade students of two SMA in Sibolangit they are : SMA Negeri  1 Sibolangit  and SMA RK Deli Murni Bandar Baru in academic year 2016/ 2017. The data were analyzed by using Miles and Huberman data analysis technique. The  technique of collecting the data was recorded from the classroom process in teaching reading comprehension of narrative text. The findings of the study show that most of teachers’ ways are not yet focusing on teaching reading comprehension but rather focusing teaching the knowledge of genre. The underlying reason of the teachers’ ways in teaching reading comprehension did not facilitate reading comprehension. It was due to the misperception of the concept of teaching reading comprehension.  Keywords : Teaching,Reading Comprehension,Narrative Text.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF ENDOPHORIC REFERENCE COHESION DEVICES IN MARK ZUCKERBERG BIOGRAPHY

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
Melani Siti Khalifah ◽  
Juan Carlina Wibowo ◽  
Cynantia Rachmijati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Lexical Cohesion ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Cohesive Devices ◽  
The Subject ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The aim of the research is to find out endophoric references in Mark Zuckerberg biography and the relationship between discourse analysis and pragmatic. The research used descriptive qualitative research design. The data obtained from Mark Zuckerberg biography written by the biography website. The data are analyzed using Halliday & Hasan’s theory (1976) of reference cohesion reference is one of the cohesive devices. The result shows that endophoric reference exists in Mark Zuckerberg biography endophoric. Endophoric consist of two types, the first is anaphoric and the second is cataphoric. In this research there are five type cohesive devices that are usually used in texts like substitution, references, ellipsis, lexical cohesion, and conjunctions. In the research found that cataphoric is dominant than anaphoric because the subject is located in the beginning of the sentences. Cohesive devices not only focused on lexical cohesion, but also focused on ellipsis and substitution and reference.

scholarly journals THE PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM OF SASAK DIALECT SPOKEN IN MATARAM; A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Yati Yuwanda
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Recording Technique ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Phonological System ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The research aimed to describe vowels and consonants in Sasak dialect. This research is descriptive qualitative research. The object of this research is the phological system of Sasak dialect about vowel and consonant while the object of this research is people in Mataram city especially in rembige village, Nusa Tenggara Barat. The subject took from the observation technique. They are selected from the characteristics of fluent Sasak dialect. The data collected from three different domains. The domain are family domain, friendship domain and neighborhood domain. The theory to analyze the data was from Miler and Huberman (1984). Instrument collected from observation and recording technique, the result of this research shows that the type of vowels in Sasak dialect are /ʌ/, /ɪ/, /u/, /e/, /o/ and /ə/. The vowel / i /   had two allophones namely [ ɪ ] and [ i ]. the vowel / e /   had two allophones namely [e] and [ə],  the vowel /o/ had one allophone namely [o] and the vowel / u / also had one allophones [ u ]. There were 18 consonants found in Sasak Dialect, those were: /b/, /c/, /d/, /g/, /h/, /j/, /k/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /p/, /q/, /r/, /s/, /t/, /w/, /y/, /ŋ/, and /ñ/.

scholarly journals Analyzing Speaking Problems Faced by Efl Colleges Learners

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Anita Suciati Rahayu ◽  
Erika Ayu Anggraeni ◽  
Irfan Saputra ◽  
Novia Umi Astari ◽  
Vegi Mahlul Betiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
English Department ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Subject

The purpose of this qualitative research is to examine what problems are faced by EFL Colleges Learners in speaking English especially at IAIN Metro, Lampung. The researcher took the fourth semester at English Department of IAIN Metro as the subject. The total numbers of the subjects were ten (10) students.  The researcher interviewed the students to find out about the EFL collages learners difficulties in speaking skill. The findings showed that there are four important themes which emerged in this study, namely (1) the students are lack of Vocabularies, (2) The grammar is not well mastered by the students, (3) the students are afraid of negative responses from others, and (4) the students have low self-confidence in speaking English.

scholarly journals The Efl Teachers’ Teaching Methods At SMPIT Tunas Cendekia Mataram

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imansyah Imansyah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Direct Method ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Study Lesson ◽  
Efl Teacher ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Community Language ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This descriptive qualitative research was aimed at finding out the methods employed by the EFL Teacher at SMPIT Tunas Cendekia Mataram. The setting of the research was in SMPIT Tunas Cendekia Mataram. The subject of this research was the 7th grade EFL teacher consisting of one single teacher. This research was designed as a descriptive qualitative research. The data were collected through, interview and document study (lesson plan). Data was analyzed by using the theories proposed by Larsen-Freeman (1986) and Richards and Rodgers (2001) classification. In relation to problem raised, the study identifed that there were three methods the teacher employed in the teaching process. They were Community Language Learning, Direct Method, and Audio-Lingual Method. Community Language Learning was employed five (5) times for five (5) different meetings, Direct Method was employed two (2) times for two different meetings, and Audio-Lingual Method was employed one (1) time.

scholarly journals Lexical Interference of Mandailing Language on Indonesian Language at Sitamiang Baru Padangsidimpuan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Sumarsih
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Data Display ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Lexical Interference ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The study aimed to analyze how the language lexical interference of Mandailing Language on Indonesian language. The study conducted descriptive qualitative research as a research method. The subject of the study was the society at Sitamiang Baru, Padangsidimpuan. The techniques of collecting data were interview and recording. In addition, the data were analyzed based on Miles and Huberman in Sugiyono (2016: 338) who said that the steps of analyzing data are; 1) data reduction; 2) data display; 3) conclusion drawing/verification. The result of the study showed that Interference at group vocabulary level, i.e. lexical interference in the form of words basis and lexical interference in the form of repeat words. It means that the society tried to speak by using Indonesian language however, there are some interferences which make the language is interfered by Mandailing language.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN USING SIMPLE PAST TENSE IN TRANSLATING NARRATIVE TEXT

Prosodi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Devie Reztia Anjarani ◽  
Rohmah Indahwati
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
The Other ◽  
Past Tense ◽  
English Department ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Omission Errors

Error may appear when students put the English grammatical incorrectly. Errors is mostly occurred in English as the foreign or second language. The aim of this study is describing kinds of errors are made by the seventh semester students of English department in Madura University on the use of simple past tense in a translated narrative text. The research method used in this study is descriptive qualitative. The subject is seventh semester students of English department which consist of 15 students. The instruments used is translating test. The data is analyzed by collecting the data from students, identifying the errors based on its grammatical errors, classifying them into errors classification, and calculated them into percentage. The results showed that the students' errors can be classified into four kinds of errors, which are 25% for omission errors, 5.36% for addition errors, 62.5% for missed formation errors, and 7.14% for missed ordering errors. There are total 56 errors occurred which is dominated by missed ordering errors. The teachers recommended to make a clear understanding related to differentiate grammatical differences between Indonesia and English. Further, students need to practice it more often. The other researchers can provide techniques to increase students’ English grammatical understanding, especially in simple past tense usage.

scholarly journals Analysis The Ability of Students Problem-Solving on Counting Operations of Algebra Form

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Desy Yusnia
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Data Collecting ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Looking Back ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Problem-solving is the important part of mathematics curriculum. Most of students still have difficulties and error in prombelm solving. This research aims to know problem-solving ability of students on counting operations of algebra form. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The subject is students grade VII-F SMP N 1 Wonosari. The data collecting technique is a problem-solving test. The data analysis according to Miles and Huberman, which is data reduction, data presentation, and making the conclusion. The results of this research showing that: (1) 95.56% of students can understand the problem, 4.44% of students cannot understand the problem; (2) 18.33% of students can devising a plan, 81.67% cannot devising a plan; (3) 28.61% of students can carrying out the plan, 71.39% cannot carrying out the plan; (4) 45% can looking back the answer, 55% cannot looking back the answer.

scholarly journals The Profile of Students' English Linguistic Intelligence: A Case Study at SMP Islam De Green Camp Tanjungpinang

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
Lisa Anriani
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Know How ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Fluency And Comprehension ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study aimed to know how is the profile of students’ English linguistic intelligence of rhetoric at SMP Islam De Green Camp Tanjungpinang. The subject in this research is the eighth grade that consisted of 21 female students. This study is based on Gardner’s theory (1998). A research design in this research is descriptive qualitative research with analysis technique. The setting of place in this research is at SMP Islam De Green Camp Tanjungpinang. The instruments in collecting the data are interviews and speaking tests. Based on the instruments, the researcher assesses students’ answers by a rubric that consisted of grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. The result shows that the total score is 61.9 and from the criteria of the rhetoric on speaking, the students’ English linguistic intelligence of rhetoric at SMP Islam De Green Camp Tanjungpinang is good.

scholarly journals Students’ Obstacles on Autonomous English Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Dian Rahmawan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
English Education ◽  
Autonomous Learning ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Data Source ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Basic Need ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study attempts to give teachers a perspective regarding what problems students face during the process of learning English material by employing the Autonomous Learning. The researcher used Pragmatics as the subject of learning to observe the process of Autonomous Learning during one semester. This is a descriptive qualitative research in which 7 students of English Education of PGRI University were employed as the subjects of this study. Those students are the most active ones in class. After they conducted a series of learning process autonomously, they were expected to fill the questionnaire as the data source to reveal the basic need of the students that they are expecting from the teachers. Then the data would be explained descriptively. It is expected that the teachers are going to have some new perspectives regarding the autonomous learning, which is related to the students’ problems. What they want the teachers to do and what the teachers should provide are two fundamental considerations. This study reveals that the autonomous learning does not mean that the students learn the material fully autonomously. Bigger than that, the students still need the presence of the teachers as the agent of autonomous learning.

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