Institusion
Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji
Author
Sima, Sari
Nana Raihana, Askurny
Satria, Agust
Subject
418.02 Translating and Interpreting/Penerjemahan dan Penafsiran Bahasa
Datestamp
2021-07-28 06:32:42
Abstract :
This research discussed the students? vocabulary mastery and translation
ability. The purpose of this research was to find out whether there was a
significant correlation between vocabulary mastery and students? ability in
translating English text into Indonesian language or not. The population of the
research was the eighth semester at C-03 class of English Education Study
Program of Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji in the academic year of 2018/2019
consisting of 22 students. The researcher took all the students as the sample by
applying saturated sampling technique. This research used correlation study by
collecting the data from the vocabulary and translation tests. After conducting the
research, the researcher found that the average score of the students? vocabulary
mastery was 68.64 that referring in a good category. Likewise, their translation
score was 74 that referring in a good category. Moreover, the result of data
analysis used Minitab 17 and SPSS 16 versions showed that vocabulary and
translation were distributed normal (0.100), homogeneous (0.192), and linear
(0.425). Furthermore, the result of the correlation coefficient between the two
variables (vocabulary mastery and translation ability) was 0.783, while the critical
value for 22 samples and 95% confidence was 0.423. Since the correlation
coefficient obtained (0.783) was higher than the table value (0.423), it meant that
there was a significant correlation between vocabulary mastery and stu dents?
ability in translating English text into Indonesian language in the class C -03 at
semester eight of English Education Study Program of Universitas Maritim Raja
Ali Haji in the academic year of 2018/2019 and the correlation was considered to
be substantial