AN INVESTIGATION OF ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BATURAJA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD THE USE OF GOOGLE TRANSLATOR IN LEARNING PROCESS

The objectives of the study were to investigate the students’ attitude toward the use of google translator, the students frequency of using google translator in learning process and problems when using GT and, solutions. This study was a case study. The population of this study English Education Department of Baturaja University. The sampling technique used by the researcher was covenience samping, the sample was all the students of English Education Department. The data collected through the questionnaire and interview. The result of the study were English education department Baturaja university students’ attitude toward the use of google translator in leaning process were in positive category. The students responses on the attitude aspect were on interval 41% - 100% that included in positive attitude. The frequency of GT use of students in English education department in Baturaja university was in moderate level of frequency, the mean score was on 2.34 – 3.66 that means on moderate level. The problems found by students of English education department in Baturaja university in using GT was its not always correct, the solutions that students found were double check the result of GT. The next problem was about signal which make students cannot access GT and the solutions were using their own effort to translate it such as using dictionary or another resources.

Keyword : Attitude, Google Translator