English Syllabus for Accounting Students and the Needs of English in Business World

This research aimed to evaluate English courses and syllabus in Bina Nusantara University, particularly in the accounting department, whether it was appropriate in the workplace. This study was conducted by interviewing 54 Bina Nusantara university graduates from Accounting department of 2013-2014 and three from big four public accountant firms in Jakarta. The result of the interview was analyzed qualitatively. The purpose of the interview was to get more detailed information about the benefit of English courses that they had at Bina Nusantara University. Besides that, the researchers had also interviewed with some public accounting firms in Jakarta to find out the level of English skills required and the standard scoring system used as a reference in their companies. With structured data collection, it can be concluded that the students need to practice English to improve the communication skills of speaking and writing to get good reports in English. Bina Nusantara University has provided adequate training, and the results can be felt by the graduates who are now working in multinational and International companies

English Syllabus for Accounting Students and the Needs of English in Business World

This research aimed to evaluate English courses and syllabus in Bina Nusantara University, particularly in the accounting department, whether it was appropriate in the workplace. This study was conducted by interviewing 54 Bina Nusantara university graduates from Accounting department of 2013-2014 and three from big four public accountant firms in Jakarta. The result of the interview was analyzed qualitatively. The purpose of the interview was to get more detailed information about the benefit of English courses that they had at Bina Nusantara University. Besides that, the researchers had also interviewed with some public accounting firms in Jakarta to find out the level of English skills required and the standard scoring system used as a reference in their companies. With structured data collection, it can be concluded that the students need to practice English to improve the communication skills of speaking and writing to get good reports in English. Bina Nusantara University has provided adequate training, and the results can be felt by the graduates who are now working in multinational and international companies

ANALISIS KONTRASTIF KALIMAT PASIF BAHASA INDONESIA DENGAN BAHASA INGGRIS

Kesulitan seorang guru mengajarkan bahasa kedua kepada para siswa dapat diatasi dengan analisis kontrastif, di mana diasumsikan bahwa dalam mempelajari bahasa kedua dipengaruhi oleh penguasaan bahasa pertama. Tujuan artikel ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan tingkat perbandingan kalimat pasif bahasa Indonesia dan Bahasa Inggris yang dapat memberikan manfaat sebagai acuan dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa kedua. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif, dengan acuan pustaka dari sumber Bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa Inggris. Kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Indonesia dilihat dari strukturnya menggunakan “di-”, “ter-” ataupun “ke-”. Sementara dalam bahasa Inggris hanya mengenal “to be+ past participle” yang tergantung waktu kejadiannya (sesuai tenses). Konteks kalimat harus diperhatikan sehingga makna terkandung di dalamnya benar-benar dapat dimengerti. Setelah dianalisis dan dicari padanan dan perbandingannya dalam kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Indonesia dan Bahasa Inggris, penulis telah menemukan persamaan dan perbedaan yang ada. Baik persamaan maupun perbedaannya dapat dilihat secara struktural maupun secara pragmatis

ANALISIS PENERJEMAHAN KALIMAT PASIF BAHASA INGGRIS KE DALAM BAHASA INDONESIA PADA NOVEL MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT KARYA SIDNEY SHELDON

A translated novel can enrich the culture and life of other nations. In order to properly understand the intended meaning of the author, the translator must understand both the source language and the target language. Meaning is an important element in the translation. Article explained the results of the study of the passive sentences of the source language (English) translated into Indonesian. The results of the study show that not all of the passive sentences of the source language can be translated in the form of passive sentences in target language. Instead, the passive sentences can be translated in the form of active sentences because of the meaning contained

PERBANDINGAN HASIL PENERJEMAHAN BUKU CERITA ANAK-ANAK DONGENG DANAU TOBA DARI BAHASA INDONESIA KE BAHASA INGGRIS MELALUI PENERJEMAH DAN MESIN PENERJEMAH

Machine translation is one of the technological advances that can help the translator to do the translation functions easier and faster. The purpose of this article is to analyze whether the machine translation can be relied upon as a substitute translator. From the analysis, it can be concluded that the existing machine translation cannot replace a translator because of its limitations, especially on understanding the context and cultural situation in a nation. Therefore, this machine is only in assisting the process of translation. The method used is the literature analysis. It analyzes the book translated by translator and translated by translation machine and it turns out that the book translated by a machine is not accurately comprehended

The Changes of Students\u27 Toefl Score After One Year Learning

BINUS students are supposed to increase their English competence indicated by their TOEFL scores. This paper aims to observe the differences between studens TOEFL scores obtained when they entered BINUS and the scores after they joined TOEFL courses at BINUS for one year. The participants were 121 students. The data for the entrance test were taken from the BINUS data center and the final test data were taken from their final test at English class. The data were analysed using statistics especially the descriptive statistics, comparing means, and correlation. To support the quantative data, a set of questionnaires was distributed to those 121 students. The results show that the students\u27 TOEFL scores have increased significantly in the final test compared to those in the entrance test. The low achiever students showed a better performance than the higher ones. Students\u27 motivation and background support their English study. Students proved to have the most problem in listening. The results of the research are expected to be the input for English lecturers to improve their teaching especially the existence of SALLC (Self Access Language Learning Center)