THE QUALITY OF FOLKLORE TEXT TRANSLATION BY ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDENTS

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The purpose of the study was to analyze the translation quality of folklore text by English Language Education Students. This research was descriptive qualitative. To conduct the research effectively, this research was conducted in Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji on translation for specific purpose classes of batch 2017 students. The research sample is ten students of the 2017 batch English Education Program in Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji. This research study was conducted for one month, starting October – November 2021. This study showed that the translation quality of folklore text by English Language Education students is considered less acceptable because there are still many errors in writing, both grammar, spelling, and other formal errors. However, some part of the text is found acceptable. Some factors lower the translation quality of folklore text by English Language Education students in natural (acceptability) aspects, such as sentence ineffectiveness and unnaturalness.