LISANIA: Journal of Arabic Education and Literature
Vol 6, No 1 (2022)

Instagram Translation Machine: Does It Help Arabic Students to Know Arabic-Indonesian Translation Well?

Ulfa Febriyanti (Indonesian Education University)
Tsara Aliya Salsabila (Indonesian Education University)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jun 2022

Abstract

In recent decades, Instagram has launched a translation feature to help its user understand the caption in every Instagram posts. Its presence also has an impact on its users, including Arabic students. The purpose of this study is to identify the students’ perceptions about the use of these features and to know its impact on their understanding. The data collection technique was carried out in two different stages using a screening model. We distributed questionnaires to 24 Arabic students at Indonesia University of Education to find out the students' experiences while using this feature. The findings show that this feature is convenient, and the translations are quite understandable, but it is not uncommon for them to find translations that do not fit the context because this feature can produce good translations if the source language use the standard language. Most of the students also admitted that this feature affected their insight about translation. It can be used as an interesting learning media to be more creative and increase their motivation and interest in learning Arabic language in daily lives. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

lisania

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

ISANIA: Journal of Arabic Education and Literature. This journal covers Language and Language Teaching areas of discussion. It focuses on language (Linguistics and Literature) as well as language teaching studies. ...