Informative Translation 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
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Diagram of Score Analysis Based on Each Respondent
The background of the TT readers gives a great influence in understanding the translation informativeness. In this case, the backgrounds which matter are
culture and knowledge. Some things in ST translated into TT are found to be crucial, such as tungku arang, warung tenda sederhana, and gerobak dorong.
How the things are used in Indonesia is culturally different from what TT readers use the things intended with the same purpose. The respondents, especially the
Americans, do not have those things in their country. They might have them with the same functions, but in different shape and material. However, the Americans
do not always know nothing. They can think the text is informative if they already experience eating a plate of Bakmi Jawa in its food stall. That is why background
of knowledge also gives effect on how the respondents understand the text.