AN ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF GOOGLE TRANSLATE BY STUDENTS IN UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH MATERIAL (A Case Study in International Classes of Economic Management Department at Universitas Bengkulu)

Kurniawan, RAHMAN and Zahrida, Zahrida and Arasuli, Arasuli (2022) AN ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF GOOGLE TRANSLATE BY STUDENTS IN UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH MATERIAL (A Case Study in International Classes of Economic Management Department at Universitas Bengkulu). Undergraduated thesis, Universitas Bengkulu.

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Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate how the students of international classes of Management Department in Universitas Bengkulu used Google translate in helping the students to understand the material that written in English. Specifically, it sought to identify the use of google translate in general, assignment and text comprehension. The study also investigated the students‟ attitude toward the google translate covering the three aspects of attitude; behavioral, cognitive, and affective aspects. The method used in this study was mixed method that combine the quantitative and qualitative data method and elaborated with explanatory research design. The data were gathered through questionnaires and Focused Group Discussion. The result of the study showed that the students of international classes of management departments had very high tendency in using the google in word level, and they also had high tendency on discourse level in working assignment and journal. In students attitude, the students had a positive views toward the google translate, it was stated that google translate helped a lot. Students enjoyed using the google translate because they could understand the material that written in English and complete faster their assignment. However, there were still some negative effects of Google translate, it was stated that google translate also leading the students to laziness and brought dependency.

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