An Analysis of Students' Difficulties in Translating English Text Into Indonesia at Eighth Grade Students at SMPN 9 Tarakan
The purpose of the research was to analyze the students’ difficulties and the causes of the students’ difficulties in translating English text into Indonesia for eighth grade students at SMPN 9 Tarakan. The research used was descriptive-qualitative method. The researcher used the purposive sampling technique in selecting the sample. Class VIII-3 was the sample for the research, totaling 32 students. To collect the data collection, data reduction, data display, and conclusion: drawing or verifying. The research result show that the students’ difficulties and the causes of difficulty occurred when the students translated English text into Indonesia, namely are still very lacking in the process of translation; the average student is in the poor category (81%), and only few students get fair (6%), good (16%). The percentage shows that students still have difficulties translating English texts into Indonesian.