display.
R4 questions the words simple tents . There is a problem of the choice of words in TT. R4 does not understand why simple tents are used in selling Bakmi Jawa.
As stated in Oxford Dictionary 8th Edition , “tent” is used for camping which is
made of nylon or canvas 2010:1540. In reality, there is no relation between “tent” based on Oxford Dictionary 8th Edition and Bakmi Jawa. The words
“simple tent” can be replaced by paraphrasing or describing the real meaning of tenda sederhana. This strategy can make the respondents understand what the text
really intends.
Data ST
Data TT
I NI
10S TIII
b Penjual
mulai mendirikan tenda dari
senja hingga
larut malam.
10T TIII
b Vendors begin setting
up their stalls from dusk until late into the night.
√
One of the four respondents considers the data above is not informative. R3 thinks the TT is awkward in English. The TT choice of words is found to be not precise.
The use of from dusk until late into the night is unusual for some TT readers. The words can be changed into from dusk until late night .
The use of word begin is also found unnecessary. The word begin causes different understanding that the setting up of the stalls is started from dusk
until late night. Therefore, begin can be omitted, in order to make the best understanding from TT readers.
c. Informative Translation with Average Score 1.50
Two sentences have the total score 6 or average score 1.50 in which two respondents assume the sentences are not informative. Those ten sentences are
still informative by average. The sentences with the total score 6 are in data code 7STIId and 11TTIVa-b.
Data Source Text
Data Target Text
I NI
7ST IId
“Memasak Bakmi Jawa yang
benar adalah
memasaknya satu
persatu, setiap porsi mendapatkan perlakuan
istimewa. 7TT
IId “The right way to cook
Bakmi Jawa is to cook portions one by one,
giving a special treat for each portion.
√
R1 and R4 give score 1 for the TT above. However, R2 and R3 find the TT not informative. R2 does not think the meaning of TT is completely translated in an
understandable way. While R3 says that there is inappropriate choice of words. Giving a special treat for each portion are better replaced with making each
portion a special treat .
Data Source Text
Data Target Text
I NI
11S TIV
a Meski penjual Bakmi
Jawa bisa ditemukan dimanapun di Jogja,
beberapa lebih terkenal dari yang lain, misalnya
Bakmi Jawa Mbah Pele di Alun-Alun Utara,
Bakmi Jawa Kadin di Bintaran dan Bakmi
Jawa Mbah Mo di Trirenggo Bantul.
11T TIV
a-b While Bakmi Jawa can
be found all over Jogja, some
Bakmi Jawa
vendors in particular are famous for their
cooking. Some of the most reputable include:
Bakmi Jawa Mbah Pele in Alun-Alun Utara,
Bakmi Jawa Kadin in Bintaran and Bakmi
Jawa Mbah Mo in Trirenggo Bantul.
√
R2 and R3 think that the TT is informative, while R1 and R4 do not agree with them. R1 says that the words in particular are unnecessary. The TT is felt to be
confusing by R4. To make the TT more informative, adding more information, like the addresses of the Bakmi Jawa vendors, are needed. The location of Alun-
Alun Utara, Bintaran and Trirenggo can be described more briefly. Therefore, the respondents know that those places are still in Yogyakarta Special Region.
The analysis above shows that all sentences are considered as informative. Three sentences, 2TTIb, 4TTIIa and 6TTIIc, are informative with the
average score 1.00, eight sentences, 1TTIa, 3TTIc, 5TTIIb, 8TTIIe, 9TTIIIa, 10TTIIIb, 12TTIVb and 13TTVa, are informative with the
average score 1.25 and two informative sentences, 7STIId and 11TTIVa-b, with the average score 1.50.
Chart 4.4. Informative Data Percentage
2. Data Analysis Based on the Score of Each Respondent
To find the average score, the total score of all sentences given by one respondent divided by the total numbers of sentences. The range scale is similar to
Informative Data Percentage
Data with average score 1.00 Data with average score 1.25
Data with average score 1.50
the calculation of data analysis based on the score of each sentence. The range score from 1.00
– 1.50 is informative and 1.51 - 2.00 is not informative.
Chart 4.5. Score Analysis Based on Each Respondent
Three respondents consider the TT is informative in which the average are 1.07, 1.15 and 1.15. However, there is one respondent who thinks that the TT is
not informative. The average score given is 1.53 with the total score 20. R4 is an English teacher from America who has been staying in Jogja for a short period of
time. She does not deeply understand the culture in Jogja. Compared to other respondents, she has not visited many cultural and tourism places in the city.
Hence, the background knowledge of TT readers gives a great effect on how they think TT is informative or not. Unlike the Americans, the Filipino, whose country
is in the same region as Indonesia, South East Asia, knows the Indonesian culture better than others. She gives the average score 1.07 which almost hits the perfect
informative score, 1.00.
1.07 1.15
1.15 1.53
0.1 0.2
0.3 0.4
0.5 0.6
0.7 0.8
0.9 1
1.1 1.2
1.3 1.4
1.5 1.6
1.7
R1 R2
R3 R4
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Respondents
Diagram of Score Analysis Based on Each Respondent
