AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATION METHODS IN TRANSLATING ENGLISH INTO BAHASA INDONESIA BY STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM

The objective of this research was to find out the the types of translation methods
used by the sixth semester students of English Education Study Program at
Bengkulu University in the academic year 2022/2023. This research used
descriptive qualitative method. There were 109 students as the total population and
25 students were chosen randomly as the sample. The instruments of the research
were a translation test, checklist table, and interview. The data were taken by using
random sampling technique and they were analyzed by using the framework of
Nababan (2008). The results of this research showed that the students only used two
translation methods: Literal Translation Method and Free Translation Method,
while no student used Word to Word Translation Method. The highest translation
method used by the students is Literal Translation Method (23 students), followed
by Free Translation Method (2 students). It could be concluded that most of the
students have applied translation methods in their translating process of English
texts. It was recommended that the English lecturers should pay more attention to
students’ use of translation methods and find more suitable method or technique of
teaching it and students should always use translating methods when translating
English texts to Indonesian.
Keywords: Translation method, English Education Study Program, English
Department students, English text.