Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: Students' Perception Toward Group Work Assignment In Indonesian To English Translation Classes

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARD GROUP WORK
ASSIGNMENT IN INDONESIAN TO ENGLISH TRANSLATION
CLASSES
Tunggul Laras Agung Dewanto

ABSTRACT
Kaye (2009) suggest that doing translation in group can help learner to translate better, since it
can encourage students to get better meaning, sharing ideas and discuss the use of language at
the deepest possible levels as they work through the process of understanding and then looking
for equivalents in another language. This study aimed to find out students’ perception toward
group work in their Translation class. The subjects of this study were students of The English
Department in The Faculty of Language and Literature in Satya Wacana Christian University in
Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia. Students were interviewed using a semi-structured interview to
get data about their opinion and perception about group work itself and their experiences doing
assignments in their Translation classes. This study finds that students have different attitude
toward group work especially if it’s done in Translation class. Some positive and negative views
of group work are also shared by participants in this study.
Keywords: translation, group work, collaborative learning