Students' Translation Accuracy in Translating Legal Document in Translation for Spesific Purposes Course
ABSTRACT SONIA FITRI, NIM 2130104070, thesis with the title “ACCURACY OF STUDENT TRANSLATION IN TRANSLATING LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN THE TRANSLATION FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES COURSE” English education study program, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Keguruan, Mahmud Yunus State Islamic University Batusangkar. The problem in this study focuses on the students' low level of accuracy in translating legal documents in the Translation for Specific Purposes course. Many students have difficulty in understanding legal terms, complex sentence structures, as well as official language styles used in legal documents.. The purpose of this study is to find out and describe how accurate are students translation in translating legal document in Translation for Specific Purposes course at UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar in the 2023/2024 academic year. This research uses a qualitative approach with content analysis. The key instrument of this research is the researcher herself and the main instrument is the document. The data were taken from the results of the midterm exam in the Translation for Specific Purposes course at UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar in the 2023/2024 academic year. There are 7 documents. The data were analyzed based on Nababan's theory of accuracy. In the theory, accuracy is categorized into three: very accurate, less accurate and inaccurate. Based on the analysis of data from D-1 to D-7, this study found variations in the level of translation accuracy. Overall, 34 sentences were categorized as accurate, indicating a good understanding of the legal translation. Meanwhile, 20 sentences were categorized as less accurate, which means that the translation can still be understood but has some inaccuracies in word choice or structure. In addition, 13 sentences are categorized as inaccurate, indicating significant errors that affect the meaning of the translation.