THE USE OF TRANSLATION IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT OF TENTH GRADE STUDENTS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

This study aimed at describing the use of translation and investigating the reasons
of using translation in writing recount text grade tenth students at SMAS SANTA
MARIA MEDAN. This study was qualitatively conducted that taken at the tenth
grade students at SMAS SANTA MARIA MEDAN. The data were collected by
using an interview and pre test from the students and teacher in the whole process
of writing recount text. The findings of this study showed that translation used in
teaching learning process especially in writing recount text. The use of translation
found during the teaching learning process by applying the scientific approach by
the teacher where from the five steps of scientific approach such as
observing,experimenting,associating,communicating, questioning, the researcher
found that in the process of using translation in writing recount text, the dominant
steps used in scientific approach are communicating and associating. The reasons
of using translation in writing recount text was facilitating
communication,teacher- students relationship and the L2 learning. The findings
of this study revealed that translation contributed to the studyn of foreign
language teaching especially in writing skill.