PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education)
Vol 6, No 3 (2023): VOLUME 6 NUMBER 3, MAY 2023

STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSLATING NARRATIVE TEXT

Ahmad Nofrian (Universitas Bengkulu, Indonesia)
Syafryadin Syafryadin (Universitas Bengkulu, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 May 2023

Abstract

Understanding many kinds of text is very crucial to get much information we are looking for especially narrative text. Narrative text is one of texts that should be mastered by ninth grade students. This study aims to investigate the students’ difficulties in translating narrative text in Empat Lawang schools. The samples of this study are 9 students from SMPN 1, SMPN 2, and SMPN 4 Pendopo Barat. The qualitative method is the method used in the study. The study found 5 difficulties faced by students namely a lack of vocabulary, a lack of idiomatic knowledge, difficulty in locating an appropriate phrase in context, difficulty in understanding whole sentences, and grammatical errors. Therefore, the researcher suggests teachers to identify the best approach to taking on problems like the one in this study. Keywords:  Difficulties; Translating; Narrative Text

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Journal Info

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project

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Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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Focus PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education) is a media for diseminating the result of research about language and education in English Education. Scope PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education) publishes the research article in language, and education in English Education. ...