Translation become the basis of language teaching for a very long time. This research tried to observe about the contribution of EFL students’ cultural interpretation related to ‘Unboxing K-Life’ Program towards their performance in translation class. This research used embedded design strategy which is popular in mix method. The results showed that cultural conceptualizations can be varied a lot according to people’s conceptual experiences. Students who love to watch Korean dramas or act as K-pop lovers have better understanding in conceptualizing the cultural schemas. It is found that there were three different schemas of cultural conceptualizations through the students’ translation result: image schema, proposition schema, and emotion schema. Also, it is found that there was an average difference between students’ performance on pre-test and post-test which means there is an effect in the use of ‘Unboxing K-Life’ Program towards students’ performance in translation class related to their cultural interpretation.

Authors:
Iin Rachmawati, STKIP PGRI Bangkalan, Indonesia

About the Presenter(s)
Iin Rachmawati, M.Hum. is currently an assistant professor in English Education Study Program, STKIP PGRI Bangkalan, Indonesia. She has an interest in cultural studies (popular culture), translation study, and sociolinguistics.

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