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Journal : New Language Dimensions

Non-English Major Students Perception Toward the Teaching of English as a Compulsory Subject Bahar, Bahar -; Husain, Dahlia
New Language Dimensions Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): New Language Dimensions, June 2021
Publisher : English Department, Universitas Negeri Surabaya

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English as a compulsory subject in university means that students from various majors are mandated to take English as one of their subjects in university. This research aims to investigate students perceptions toward the teaching of English as a compulsory subject at University. Despite many research have been conducted related to the subject, it seems salient to shed some light on this area especially due to the importance of mastery of the English language these days. The result of the research showed that students have a positive attitude toward the teaching of the English language as a compulsory subject. One of the most important discoveries lies in the students being motivated when the English being taught is closely related to their major. Last but not the least, due to some limitation of the studies suggestion for further research is expected.Keywords: perception, teaching, Compulsory subject
English Major Students Self-Concept Perspective on Viewing Translator as a Profession Husain, Dahlia; Bahar, Bahar
New Language Dimensions Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): New Language Dimensions, December 2020
Publisher : English Department, Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (176.439 KB) | DOI: 10.26740/nld.v1n2.p49-54

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This paper reports on a research conducted to explore English major students view on becoming a translator as their future profession. The focus is divided into 3 main concerns 1) do  the students consider translator as their profession after graduation? 2)do  the students think they are equipped with enough knowledge on becoming a translator? 3)what elements should the English Department provide to support their career choice?. These concerns were presented in a perceptional questionnaire as the main data collection technique that aims to find out whether the students of English Literature as the University of Muhammadiyah Gorontalo would consider translator as their career. This is a qualitative research with total sampling as the technique of data collection. The subject of the research were 20 students of 6th semester majoring in English Literature at Muhammadiyah University of Gorontalo. The result of the study showed that the students have moderate consideration on choosing a career path of translation. There are several reason behind such thoughts, one of which is they do not think they qualified for becoming a professional translator or choosing the line of work as their future profession. Moreover, they think that the faculty can provide more classes on translation to build both their skills and their confidence on becoming future translators.