Reflection on Implementing Quotes as Attractive Media Related to Student Motivation in Learning English-Indonesian Translation

Abstract

A translator needs to choose the best diction in order to express the meaning without losing the aesthetic of language from source language to target language. Using quotes as one of attractive media could be the alternative way to improve student motivation in translating meaning and
expression. Quotes become new trend media learning in translation since quotes are rarely used by lecturers. The students often find quotes in social media that are related to their feeling, situation, and interest in their daily life. Therefore, using quotes for translating facilitate them in
understanding the figurative language and help them learn relax circumstance. In this paper, the writer would like to share feedback from the students of the English Education Program of State University of Semarang Indonesia in the English-Indonesian translation class by reflecting on the student learning experience in Translation. This research uses descriptive qualitative. The researchers do the observation while in translation class in 2017. Then, the researchers conduct interview and questionnaire to collect the data from the research participants. The result of the study shows that the students give positive feedback that quotes increase student motivation in English-Indonesian translation since quotes is interesting media and help express their feeling.