Lecturer's ProfiLe

Dr. Rudi Hartono, S.S., M.Pd.

He is an English lecturer of English Language and Education Department at Faculty of Languages and Arts of Semarang State University, Indonesia. He is also an English language consultant, translator and English textbook writer.

He teaches English-Indonesian and Indonesian –English Translation (Theory and Practice), Academic Writing, Advanced Writing, Academic English, Translating and Interpreting, Research in Education.

He got bachelor degree of English Language and Literature from Padjadjaran University Bandung, Indonesia), Master’s degree of English Education from Indonesia University of Education, Bandung and Doctoral degree (Applied Linguistics: Translation Studies from Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia.

His research and interests are in translation studies and textbook writing. He has written some papers on these topics published by local journals and national publishers: Translation: A Way to Get the Knowledge; Introducing West Java Cultural Aspects in English Textbook; Translating a Novel: Problems and Solutions (A Holistically Critique on Novel Translation; Translating Metaphors from English Into Indonesian: Problems and Solutions; Teaching Translation by Using a Cooperative Work Procedure (Journals), English Texts in Use (A Literacy-Based Approach): A Course book for SMA Students; A Communicative English Grammar; English for SMA/MA Students: KTSP-Based Approach; A Handbook for Translators (Textbooks), Model Penerjemahan Novel dari Bahasa Inggris ke Bahasa Indonesia (Textbook), Analisis Kesalahan Tata Bahasa dan Mekanika Penulisan dalam Karangan Bahasa Inggris; Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif dalam Kelas; Aplikasi Model Siklus Tripartite dalam Proses Penerjemahan Novel untuk Peningkatan Kualitas Hasil Penerjemahan; Aplikasi “A Cooperative Work Procedure” dalam Pengajaran Translation pada Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS Unnes Semarang; Penerapan Pendekatan Sosiosemiotik dalam Penerjemahan Folklore dari bahasa Indonesia ke dalam bahasa Inggris (Research).

He took parts in some national and international seminars or conferences: The First International Seminar on Literacy Education in Developing Countries, Semarang State University (2002), The Fourth National Conference, Bandung Institute of Technology (2002), TEFLIN International Conference, Tridinanti University, Palembang (2004), One-Day International Seminar: the Issues of World Literature, UNNES Semarang (2006), The International Seminar: Redefining the Concept of World Literature, UI-Jakarta (2006), The National Seminar on ICT and Language Teaching, UNNES Semarang (2008), International Conference on Systemic Functional Linguistics and Its Contribution to Translation Studies, UNS Surakarta (2009), International Languages and Linguistics Conference, University of New South Wales, Australia (2009), The International Seminar on Creative Strategies for Teaching English, UNNES Semarang (2009), International is of Strengthening National Character through Arts and Cultures, UNNES Semarang (2011), International Seminar of English Language Teaching Literature and Translation (2013), Long Distance Program of Webskill (Building Teaching Skill through Interactive Web, Oregon University-USA (2013), The First International Conference on Translation Studies ICTS: Translating Asia "Then and Now", University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, Thailand (2014), E-Teachers Seminar of Blended Learning and the Flipped Classroom, South Korea, Seoul (2015).