<p><em>Research on translation assessment on English to Indonesian translation results using two dissimilar rubrics and a quantitative approach is rarely conducted by Indonesian scholars. This present study investigated the effectiveness between two assessment models, which are very different, one using a holistic approach (the LBI Bandscale) and the other using the error analysis approach (the ATA Framework). The research has been conducted on several language pairs, including the Indonesian-English translation, but it has never been done on the English-Indonesian translation. The research aims to discover whether there is a substantial improvement using both assessment models and whether one model is more effective than the other. The study was conducted in the Introduction to Translation (DDPU) classes of the English Studies Program of the Faculty of Humanities (FIB), Universitas Indonesia (UI) for undergraduate students of Semester 6. The respondents were asked to do translation in class, and then within three weeks, their works were returned with feedback based on both models. After that, they were asked to do revisions of their translation results. The outcome of the analysis shows that there is a great improvement in the translation results because of the two assessment models, but there is no significant difference in the effectiveness between those models. </em></p>

This paper is an overview on the development of Translation Studies (TS) research in Indonesia from 2008 to 2018. The study aims to discover whether the TS research conducted by the students of ten Indonesian universities has followed the present trends of TS research in the world. The data were obtained from the final papers (undergraduate theses, Master’s degree theses, and doctoral theses) of the universities having translation programs in Indonesia, particularly on Java and Bali Islands. The titles of the final papers were analyzed to obtain a general idea of what topics of TS research are usually investigated by Indonesian university students. The results show that most of the topics are categorized into text analysis and translation (product-oriented research), and very few belong to the process-oriented research, participant-oriented research, and other themes. This leads to the conclusion that TS research in Indonesia has not yet developed well and has not varied according to the international TS research progress.

Translation competence is a concept that everyone who would like to become a translator should know and understand. Moreover, novice translators or translation students need to achieve all translation competences if they desire to become professional translators. Thus, they must be taught about these translation competences. This paper is the result of a conceptual study, not an empirical one. It explores the literature on translation competences from Translation Studies scholars and adapts them for Indonesian novice translators to learn and achieve. This paper provides explanation, examples, and recommendations for translation students to accomplish translation competences. From the study, 13 translation competences are acquired and those are considered the most suitable with the recent situation of the translation industry in Indonesia. The number of these competences is a not a fixed one as it may decrease or increase in the future following the trends in the translation world.

Penelitian ini berfokus pada prosedur penerjemahan yang digunakan untuk menerjemahkan istilah biologi dalam bab “Sel” pada Biologi Edisi Kedelapan Jilid 1 dan membandingkan prosedur mana yang paling tepat dalam menyampaikan makna. Ketepatan ini dianalisis berdasarkan kebakuan ejaan menggunakan KBBI daring; kesesuaian penulisan unsur serapan menggunakan kaidah PUEBI (2016); dan/atau analisis komponen makna Nida (1975). 10 prosedur digunakan untuk menerjemahkan 530 istilah biologi, yakni, dari yang paling banyak digunakan, penerjemahan fonologis, penerjemahan harfiah, transferensi, kuplet atau triplet, transposisi, pemadanan berkonteks, generalisasi, penambahan, penerjemahan deskriptif, dan partikularisasi. Penerjemahan fonologis paling banyak digunakan karena sebagian besar istilah merupakan bagian sel, senyawa biokimia, enzim, proses biologi, dan proses biokimia. Penerjemahan harfiah, kuplet atau triplet, dan generalisasi lebih rentan menimbulkan ketidaktepatan berdampak fatal, sedangkan penerjemahan fonologis dan transferensi tidak. Selain itu, ada lima kecenderungan penerjemahan akhiran istilah biologi yang perlu diatur dalam kaidah khusus.

Different types of social or cultural background, combined with a region or social status, go into the making of spoken or written discourse. One of the interesting spoken discourses to discuss is political interview. It often reveals the intention of political leaders’ way of speaking. While there are those who are subtle in their way of talking, there are also a few who do not, one of whom is the Philippines’ president, Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Known for his outspoken personality, he often states controversial things that influence his country and derive critics from various places. Using van Dijk’s (2004) framework, this study analyzes the macro and micro discursive strategies used by Duterte in delivering his views on other countries’ relations with the Philippines based on his most-watched English interview with Russia Today. The findings revealed that the macro strategies used by Duterte are positive self-presentation, negative other-presentation, and outside polarization. Meanwhile, the mostly micro discursive strategies used are implication, lexicalization, and example/illustration.

This paper is an overview on the development of Translation Studies (TS) research in Indonesia from 2008 to 2018. The study aims to discover whether the TS research conducted by the students of ten Indonesian universities has followed the present trends of TS research in the world. The data were obtained from the final papers (undergraduate theses, Master’s degree theses, and doctoral theses) of the universities having translation programs in Indonesia, particularly on Java and Bali Islands. The titles of the final papers were analyzed to obtain a general idea of what topics of TS research are usually investigated by Indonesian university students. The results show that most of the topics are categorized into text analysis and translation (product-oriented research), and very few belong to the process-oriented research, participant-oriented research, and other themes. This leads to the conclusion that TS research in Indonesia has not yet developed well and has not varied according to the international TS research progress.

This paper aims to describe the history and roles of UKP (Indonesian Translators’ Qualification Examination) in relation to legal translation practice in Indonesia and to discover the debates and challenges of this certification test. The method applied is a qualitative method, and the data were obtained from primary data via questionnaires and in-depth interviews, and from secondary data, such as from some published books, articles, and online sources. The results of the study are expected to provide a preliminary and comprehensive explanation of all matters related to UKP. As academic sources discussing this type of exam are not easily found, this paper could be one of the fruitful references on this topic.

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