Genre Journal: Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS UNIMED
Vol 9, No 4 (2020)

THE USE OF TRANSLATION IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT FOR TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

Debora Julia Elisabet Damanik (Universitas Negeri Medan)
Masitowarni Siregar (Universitas Negeri Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Nov 2020

Abstract

This study focused on investigating the reason and analysing the process the use of translation in teaching reading descriptive text for tenth grade students at SMK Swasta Imelda Medan and SMK Swasta Jambi Medan. This study was qualitatively conducted that taken one English teacher of SMK Swasta Imelda Medan and two teachers of SMK Swasta Jambi Medan. The data were collecting by using video-recording, interviewing and observing the whole process of teaching reading descriptive text. The findings showed that the reasons of using translation in teaching reading descriptive text were facilitating communication, facilitating teacher student relationship and facilitating the learning of L2. In the process of using translation, there were 16 times of using translation found during three processes that they were conveying and checking meaning of words or sentences, explaining grammar and classroom management. It also found that the use of translation was used in the scientific approach activity that observing and questiong were the dominant used of using translation. The findings of the study revealed translation contributed to the study of foreign language teaching especially teaching reading skill.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ellu

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Genre Journal : is a journal of art creation and study managed by the English and Literature Program, faculty of Language and Art, State University of Medan. Genre is a quarterly publication primarily intended to publish articles, either research-based or conceptual, on language teaching and ...