Students’ Perception Towards use of Translation in Grammar Teaching/Learning

Abstract

This study investigates students’ perception of the use of translation in grammar learning. The study was conducted in the English Language Education Program (ELEP) of Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Salatiga. Seventy-three questionnaires were distributed to the students of batch 2015 of ELEP in the program’s translation course. The data were analyzed and categorized into four themes consisting of translation in grammar teaching, translation in writing, students’ perceptions toward translation in grammar teaching and the role of GPA. The study found that translation was perceived as an effective tool to advance the participants’ understanding of the differences between L1 and L2, meanings, writing, and grammar accuracy. However, the students’ GPA showed that it did not affect the student’s responses in the questionnaire.