Abstract
The research aims to describe the kinds of translation errors made by vocational school students in translating analytical exposition text from English into Indonesian. The method used in the research was descriptive qualitative. The subject of the research was the eleventh graders of Fashion Program of SMK Al Asror Semarang. An analytical exposition text consisting of 5 paragraphs (source texts) and all of its’ translations in Indonesian (the target texts) were used in the research to find out the translation errors. Then the researchers classified them into 5 kinds of translation errors according to Vilar et al. (2006, p. 698). The results of the research revealed that there were 232 translation errors found in students’ translation. There were translation errors in the form of incorrect word (60.3%), punctuation (26.3%), missing word (6.0 %), word order (5.2%), and unknown words (2.2%). In conclusion, the three most prominent error categories made by the students were incorrect word, punctuation, and missing word errors.
Highlights
Language is a tool to communicate or interact with people
Indonesian students have already studied English since they are in Junior high schools or primary schools and they are expected to be able to communicate both spoken and written English upon completion of their Senior high school
Language skills consist of listening, speaking, reading, and writing
Summary
Language is a tool to communicate or interact with people. The development of language walk together with the development of people’s lives, it means language and people have a close relationship. People must learn their mother tongue, which they have learned in their family or area where they live, but they need to learn international languages used in international world such as English. Indonesian students have already studied English since they are in Junior high schools (obligatory) or primary schools (optional, depending on the school policy) and they are expected to be able to communicate both spoken and written English upon completion of their Senior high school. In order to be able to use English, students should learn and understand four language skills and language elements. Language skills consist of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Language elements consist of vocabulary, pronunciation, sound, meaning, and grammar
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