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An Error Types Analysis on YouTube Indonesian-English Auto-Translation in Kok Bisa? Channel Laksana, Naftalia; Putri, Siegfrieda A. S. Mursita
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 18, No 1 (2018): April
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This study investigates the error types that commonly occur in the translation produced by YouTube auto-translate. This research uses error classifications from Vilar et al. (2006). The data were fourteen videos from “Kok Bisa?” channel. The source text and target text from YouTube auto-translate were aligned and analyzed in terms of the error types. This was a mixed quantitative and qualitative study and a primary research. The result shows that the most frequent error types are wrong lexical choice, bad word form, missing auxiliary word, short range word level word order and extra word. The other error types rarely occur in the translation.Keywords: translation error, error types, YouTube auto-translate 
A Study of English Proficiency Test among the First Year University Students Yuyun, Ignasia; Meyling, Meyling; Laksana, Naftalia; Abenedgo, Demus
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 18, No 1 (2018): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (668.23 KB) | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v18i1.1046

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The study aims at analyzing the English skills in an English Proficiency Test (EPT) shown by students at tertiary level or university students, particularly the first year university students (freshmen). The study centers around the students’ English skills represented in English Proficiency Test, which are then related to the students’ common problems investigated in this study. The three sections in EnglishProficiency Test analyzed in this study including listening, structure and written expressions, and reading. This study revealed reading skill was the major problems faced by the first year of universitystudents, particularly, in reviewing overall reading text. To solve this problem, the cognitive strategies, particularly the top-down reading strategies are suggested to anticipate the author’s purpose, previewthe text, think about what one already knows about the topic, skim for main points, etc. An effective reading strategies training which is more focused and explicit should be regularly practiced and enhanced since it can significantly boost reading proficiency and language acquisition.Keywords: English Proficiency Test, university studentÂ