Using a Monolingual Textual English Corpus in Translation

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of using a monolingual English textual corpus on students' translations from Arabic into English with regards to the use of collocations and phrasal verbs. The research questions are: 1) How can the use of a monolingual corpus be introduced to translation students and incorporated into the translation process? 2) How does the use of a monolingual English textual corpus affect the quality of students' translations from Arabic into English regarding collocations and phrasal verbs? The research design used is an action research where an action plan was carried out with year 1 translation students and the instruments used are pre and posttests as well as formative assessment sheets. The group of students were introduced to corpora and their applications in translation, and taught how to use the online Corpus of Contemporary American English to solve translational problems of collocations and phrasal verbs. The analysis of results revealed the extent to which the use of such corpus helped students in improving the quality of their translations. The study highlighted the importance of adopting a corpus-based approach in the translation classroom and the benefits it offers as compared to the traditional approach.

Exploring the Pedagogical Potential of Monolingual Corpora in Inverse Translation Training

“…Beeby et al (2009) argue that corpora provide a wealth of text samples for learners to analyze and learn from, as they can address gaps in learners' knowledge. The present study's findings support these claims, as participants were able to improve their translation abilities by utilizing the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), consistent with the results of Zeitoun and Dakik's (2018) study on the positive impact of monolingual corpora on translation performance.…”

“…Hu (2016) states that "corpora have unique advantages over dictionaries and other references since they are equipped with automatic search function capable and thus conveniently used to retrieve large amounts of linguistic data" (p.22). Overall, the use of corpora in translator training can enhance the learning process and improve the performance of trainees (Alhassan et al, 2021;Alotaibi, 2017;Beeby et al, 2009;Bernardini, 2003;Hu, 2016;Zeitoun & Dakik, 2018).…”

Un proyecto de investigación-acción para el desarrollo de la competencia estratégica de traducción

“…Algunos proyectos se dirigen a estudiar la efectividad de la integración de las teorías en la formación de traductores (Chaia, 2016;Hanna, 2009;Shih, 2011;Suksiripakonchai, 2017). Otros tienen por objetivo probar la aplicación de herramientas en la didáctica de la traducción (Federici y Al Sharou, 2018;Flanagan y Christensen, 2014;Rodríguez Inés, 2008;Villegas Salas y Barajas García, 2016;Zeitoun y Dakik, 2018). La evaluación de la traducción en la formación de traductores se estudia en el proyecto de Shin (2009).…”