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Journal : VISION

THE CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS OF TRANSLATING PUNS AND JOKES FROM ENGLISH TO INDONESIAN Farida Repelitawati Br. Kembaren
VISION Vol 16, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : UIN Sumatera Utara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (401.659 KB) | DOI: 10.30829/vis.v16i2.807

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Translating puns and jokes is often perceived as the mostchallenging task in translation field. The difficulties oftranslating puns emerge because the sense of humor in thepuns and jokes can be disappeared after being translated intothe target language. This study aims to see the challenges thatEnglish Education Department’s students have as well as thesolutions they can implement in translating puns from Englishto Indonesian. This study applies qualitative method withcontent analysis technique. The data were generated from thetranslation products of puns translated by English EducationDepartment students. The data were then analyzed by usingreader-response technique to find out the readers’ responsetoward the puns and jokes that have been translated intoIndonesian. After analyzing the data, the results indicate thatmost students experienced difficulties to translate the punsfrom English to Indonesia. The biggest challenge that thestudents encountered is not only in translating the culturalhumor, but also in translating the linguistic humor and theuniversal humor. Students who implement free translationmethod and domesticating ideology were able to produce abetter target language oriented translation to let the readersunderstand the humor behind the puns and the jokes they read.These findings suggest that the solution to the challenge oftranslating puns is that students should use free translation anddomesticating ideology in translating cultural text, such aspuns and jokes.
AN ANALYSIS OF PROFANITY UTTERED BY MALE AND FEMALE INDONESIAN YOUTUBERS Windy Ariani; Farida Repelitawaty Br. Kembaren
VISION Vol 17, No 2 (2021)
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This research aimed at discovering: (1) the types of profanity uttered by male and female Indonesian Youtubers; (2) the reasons for male and female Indonesian Youtubers in uttering profanity in their videos. This research used qualitative method as the research design. The subjects of this research were male and female Indonesian Youtubers whose videos were analyzed to find out the types of profanity and the reasons for using those profanity. The data collection was done by using observation technique and audio-visual digital materials. The data were analyzed by using interactive model proposed by Miles and Huberman which consisted of three steps namely data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing/verification. The findings of this research showed that: (1) there were four types of profanity uttered by male and female Indonesian Youtubers in their videos. The types were expletive, abusive, humorous, and auxiliary profanity, and; (2) there were five reasons for male and female Indonesian Youtubers in using profanity. The reasons were to draw attention, to offend, to convey negative thought, to respond pain or misfortune and to make fun or jokes.
AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT'S ANXIETY OF ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING IN HIGH EDUCATION Farida Repelita Waty Kembaren; Salsabila Utami Lubis; Mela Ramadini
VISION Vol 18, No 1 (2022)
Publisher : UIN Sumatera Utara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/vis.v18i1.1399

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The ability to speak is a very important aspect, especially in oral presentations in the learning process. Previously, there was a lot of research evidence showing that many students had a fear of public speaking. For this reason, researchers conducted research using qualitative research methods to find out what problems caused students to experience fear or anxiety in speaking English and also aim to find out what and how the strategies used by students in reducing anxiety when speaking in public. This research was conducted at one of the universities in Medan, by using 6 students of English education as samples taken randomly. This research was conducted by answering questions from the google form that has been provided, so that the samples could describe their answers about common problems faced when speaking in public. The results of this survey identify the causes of students' fear of public speaking and to identify how they can minimize their fear of public speaking.