The research focuses on the analysis of translation technique and quality of the agricultural technical terms in video game Entitled Harvest Moon Back to Nature.
The objectives of the research are to find out and identify the translation techniques affects the quality of translation of agricultural technical terms in the video game entitled Harvest Moon Back to Nature.
The research was conducted using descriptive qualitative method. The data were collected using purposive sampling technique. The methods of data collection were content analysis and focus group discussion. From the content analysis, there are 130 data found. In a focus group discussion, questionnaires were distributed to three raters to help the researcher gather the information of translation technique and quality.
The result of the data analysis shows there are 11 translation techniques that are used to translate the agricultural technical terms. They are established equivalent (77 data), pure borrowing (44 data), generalization (7 data), literal translation (4 data), particularization (3 data), deletion (3 data), explicitation (2 data), implicitation, (2 data), discursive creation (2 data), modulation (1 datum), and the addition (1 datum). Dealing with the quality, the accuracy result shows:
121 data (93%) classified as accurate, 1 datum (1%) classified as less accurate, and 8 data (6%) classified as inaccurate. The acceptability shows: 123 data (95%) classified as acceptable, 4 data (3%) classified as less acceptable, and 3 data (2%) classified as unacceptable. And, the readability shows that: 123 data (95%) classified as readable, 4 data (3%) classified as less readable, and 3 data (2%) classified as unreadable. Therefore, it can be concluded that the translation of agricultural technical terms are mostly accurate, acceptable, and readable.
In translating agricultural technical terms, especially in the video game, the translator should consider not only the accuracy of the message, but also the acceptability and readability of the translation of agricultural technical terms, especially in the video game context.
Keywords: Agricultural technical terms, video games, translation technique, translation quality
