Students’ Perception Toward the Use Of Google Translate to Their Writing Assignment at English Department of Halu Oleo University

Abstract

The objective of this research was to find out students' perception toward the use of Google Translate to their writing assignment at English Education Department of Halu Oleo University. This research used a quantitative design. The population in this research used the seventh-semester students at the English Education Department of Halu Oleo University in the academic year 2021/2022 with a total of students were 104 students. The sample of this research was class A and B. This research used a random sampling technique. In this research, the researcher chose 40 students from class A and 40 students from class B. So, a total is 80 students majoring in English Education Department in the seventh semester were selected as research samples. The result of the data analysis revealed that the psychomotor aspect is higher. Student responses to the psychomotor aspect were about 71.78% of students responding positively, about 9.49% of students responding negatively, and the rest, or 17.73% of students responding neutrally. Due to the student's response to the cognitive aspect, about 53.47% of students responded positively, about 16.67% of students responded negatively and the rest 29.86% responded neutrally. Last, effective aspect, about 52.86% of students responded positively, about 14.46% of students responded negatively and the rest, or 32.68% responded neutrally. Obtained most students had a positive perception of the use of Google Translate in the learning process. This could be seen from a high positive percentage. In conclusion, fill that using Google Translate can make it easier and help them in learning activities.