The students’ perception of using google translate in writing an English text at the eleventh grade of SMAN 4 Jember

Isnayanti, Noviana Dwi (2023) The students’ perception of using google translate in writing an English text at the eleventh grade of SMAN 4 Jember. Undergraduate thesis, UIN KH Achmad Siddiq Jember.

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Abstract

Key Words: Perception, Google Translate, Strategy in using GT
The development of ICT in the world of education greatly influences the language learning process, either positively or negatively. The previous study stated that technology development in language teaching and learning makes it easier for students to learn the required language skills. One example of a technical advancement that students frequently use to assist them is Google Translate, commonly used as a translation machine in the writing or reading process. Several findings from previous studies indicated that writing products produced with Google Translate assistance were considered to be low quality. In contrast, it also revealed that using Google Translate enhances students writing products.
Therefore, this research is interested in studying the massive use of Google Translate among Indonesian EFL students. The purpose is to determine whether Google Translate can assist students with their writing. The study focused on exploring students' perceptions of the use of Google Translate in the writing process of an English text. Moreover, this study also analyzed students' strategies for using Google Translate effectively in the writing process. Therefore, this research raises two research questions, namely (1) what are the students’ perceptions towards Google translate in writing English text?, and (2) what are the strategies that students apply in using Google translate for writing English text?
The data collection technique used in this study was a closed-ended questionnaire and interview. Sequential explanatory design with a mixed-method research approach is used by combining quantitative methods as primary methods and qualitative methods to collect secondary data. The research was conducted on secondary school students, specifically eleventh-grade students at SMAN 4 Jember. The respondents are 31 students that were chosen using cluster random sampling. Moreover, five students were selected to participate in interviews to gather secondary data. Recruiting the sample for the interview was carried out by convenience sampling by attaching questions about their willingness to become participants in the questionnaire.
According to the findings, students responded positively by agreeing with the statement in the questionnaire about using Google Translate to translate text into English when they write in that language. Thus, it concluded that students have a positive perception of the use of Google Translate in writing. Positive perception is a positive response toward Google Translate as the object being perceived. It shows a reaction of approval, recognition, and use of Google Translate as the writing assistant. However, students mentioned the drawbacks of Google Translate's output during the interview, such as misinterpreting context and confusing tenses use. As a result, students included their strategies for efficiently utilizing Google Translate, including post-editing on the output of Google Translate. Students also reported novel strategies in writing, by switching between languages while writing to ensure that their work made sense in both languages and referring to a variety of assistance tools. Further research on the use of Google Translate for writing needs to examine student writing produced with and without the assistance of the tool. It could prove whether Google Translate could outperform their writing product.

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