Students' Perception Toward Group Work Assignment In Indonesian To English Translation Classes

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 semistructured 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.