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Nelda Ayu Pertiwi, reg. 1930104044, thesis title " STUDENTS’ RESPONSE TOWARD THE BENEFIT OF USING TRANSLATION APPLICATION IN TRANSLATING ENGLISH TEXT INTO INDONESIA ", English Teaching Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, University Islamic State Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar. The background of this research dealt with the unrevealed response from students regarding the benefits of translation applications in translating English texts into Indonesian used by sixth semester students majoring in English at UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar in the Translation for Specific Purpose course. This study aims to describe student responses to the benefits of translation applications in translating English texts into Indonesian used by sixth semester students majoring in English at UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach. The instruments used to collect data were interviews. Supporting instruments in this study were interview guidelines and recording device. The informant collection technique was carried out using a purposive sampling technique, namely by distributing open-ended questionnaires to students who took translation for specific purpose subjects. The informants of this study were all students of the Department of English Tadris class of 2020 who had taken the Translation for Specific Purpose course. The number of informants who filled out the questionnaire was 27 people, and after being analyzed the 27 people met the requirements to become informants in this study. To checking data trustworthines, the researcher used the member check technique to assess the validity of the data obtained. Furthermore, in analyzing the data, the researcher used the theory of Miles and Huberman (2010), namely by reducing data, presenting data, verifying data, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that there were six responses toward the benefits of translation application in translating English texts into Indonesian in the Translation for Specific Purposes course. The results are: (1) help in grammar; (2) assisted in translating difficult words precisely; (3) the level of accuracy of the translation; (4) assisted in pronunciation of the words; (5) help in translate the terms of the sentence; (6) less time to translate.