Teaching English as a Foreign Language Overseas Journal (TEFLO)
Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025): Teaching English as a Foreign Language Overseas Journal: In Press

ANALYZING THE ROLE OF GOOGLE TRANSLATE IN COMPREHENDING ENGLISH TEXTS FOR THE 5th SEMESTER OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF FKIP UKI TORAJA

Payangan, Synthia (Unknown)
Rachel, Rachel (Unknown)
Siumarlata, Viktor (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2025

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the role of google translation in comprehending English text for 5th semester students of the English Department of FKIP UKI Toraja. In this study used qualitative methods in the form of interviews. To analyze the data, researcher used the theory of Miles and Hubberman. The source of data in this study is 5th semester students majoring in English. UKI Toraja consists of ten students as research reapondents. Through the results of the study, researcher found the role of Google Translate in comprehending English text, namely the speed and ease of translating Google Translate is able to provide an initial picture for a text, although it is limited in translating cultures, norms and social contexts. Based on the results above, the researcher concluded that Google Translate plays a role and is significance in comprehending English texts. Its role and significance include providing ease in translation process, providing quickly translation, allowing students to quickly get an overview of the text they are reading, time efficiency, facilitating cross-cultural communication.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ojtefl

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Teaching English as a Foreign Language Overseas Journal (TEFLO) is a Journal of English Education Study Program of Universitas Kristen Indonesia Toraja (p-ISSN:2461-0240) is a scientific journal published third a year in April, August and December. It was established on 25th September 2016 for ...