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THE SIXTH SEMESTER ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS ON USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE APPLICATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT SRIWIJAYA UNIVERSITY
English has become an international language that everyone in the world must learn and understand. With the help of the applications, learning English can be much easier. One of the most popular applications in helping learners learn the English language is the Google Translate. This research aims to find out students’ perceptions about whether Google Translate application usage helps in learning English for English Education students at Sriwijaya University Indonesia. The participants of the study were the students of Indralaya 6th semester student class A which consists of 27 students and B class which consists of 29 students, in total, there are 56 participants in this study. The data was collected through a questionnaire. A majority of students think that the Google Translate application for learning English is very positive. Most of them use the application whenever they encounter unfamiliar words or phrases while reading articles, books, or watching videos in English and also to translate text from a picture, and to find out synonyms of a word. Based on the findings and discussion in the previous chapter, Google Translate application is proven able to support students in learning all four language skills such as speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills since the application provides so many helpful services such as fast translation, sentence structure checker, and word suggestions. Keywords: English Learning, Application, Google translate
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