A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN INDONESIANENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE FIFTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

FITHRIYANI, HANA YULINDA (2014) A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN INDONESIANENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE FIFTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014. Bachelor thesis, UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PURWOKERTO.

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Abstract

This study is aimed at knowing the students‟ translation competence and what types of grammatical errors made by the students in translating a text from Indonesian into English. This study was conducted at English Department, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto. The population of this study was the fifth semester students of English Department, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto in academic year 2013/2014. The sample of 30 respondents was taken by using random sampling technique. This study used descriptive analysis method, namely error analysis. The data used was students‟ translation of a text. The results of the study reveal that the students‟ translation competence was in fair category. It was proved by 50 % of respondents (14 students) that have scores in the range of fair category. Moreover, the major types of grammatical errors made by the students were the absence of plural nouns (17.3 %), noun phrases (14.2 %), active sentences in the form of simple present and past tenses (35.3 %), and passive sentences in the form of simple present and past tenses (8.8 %), and subject-verb agreement (24 %). Simple present and past tenses were picked by the consideration of their occurrence in the text. The most number of errors was active sentences in the form of simple present and past tense in translating followed by the use of subject-verb agreement, absence of plural nouns, noun phrases, and passive sentences. Those errors categorized into interlingual errors on grammar in translation.

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