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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Area of Research
The scope of the research is the readability of the phrases and sentences in the target Indonesian language in comparison with the original English text. The
writer chose this scope of research based on the relevant idea that Chesterman 2002:7 wrote in The Map relevant: “to discover patterns of correspondence
between the texts”. The readability analysis will explain how readable the resulting translation of phrases and sentences is. Another element that supports
readability is translation method, which can tell the dominant translation method that would best contain the main ideas of the SL text.
B. Object of the Study
The object of the study is the phrases and sentences that can be found in the Indonesian translation of Toshiba Warranty Text. Not all the texts in the Toshiba
Warranty Text were taken, because the text contains parts that have similar meaning.
C. Study Method
Field research was conducted to find out the readability of the translated text, by using a questionnaire containing the translated text. The respondents were asked
to assess the readability. Library research was conducted to obtain more information about concepts and theories that support this thesis.
D. Research Procedure
1. Type of Data
a. Objective Data
Objective data is taken from Source Text ST page 25-27 and Target Text TT page 20 - 23. This thesis had two sets of data as its
objects.The first set of data is objects taken from the South and Southeast Asia English Toshiba Harddisk Warranty book. The
second set of data is objects taken from the Indonesian text in the warranty book. Toshiba warranty books can be found accompanying
any Toshiba product, but the book that the researcher used, which has 36 pages, can be found in Toshiba Harddisk package product.
The data that the researcher used is phrases and sentences can be found in Toshiba warranty book. Data from the English ST is listed and
compared with the relevant Indonesian TT, to see if the translation is good or not.
b. Affective Data
Affective data can be taken from readers, respondents, or both. Such data is gathered from questionnaires, focused group discussions, and
interviews. The survey research used in this thesis is affective data that used questionnaires and respondents. The survey is used to keep the
validity and fairness of the data. Five students of Sanata Dharma University English Letters were asked to fill out the questionnaire,
because they have the practical English background that can be used to PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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