Baer, Brian J.Alramadhan, Mohammed H2025-03-172025Alramadhan, M. H. (2025). Corpus-driven Translation Pedagogy: An Empirical Study [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center.http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1741711350867805https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14154/75045Corpus-based approaches have seen substantial growth across different areas of applied translation studies, with translator pedagogy emerging as a key area of focus. This is evident in the broad range of academic literature, alongside the current ongoing projects, dedicated to this field. While considerable research has already examined the role of different corpus types in translator education, relatively little has been done with parallel corpora to empirically validate the underlying assumptions reviewed in the literature, particularly in terms of English-Arabic translation. This study seeks to bridge this gap by conducting a more systematic and empirical investigation of parallel corpus-based translation teaching (PCBT), taking into account two primary areas of enquiry: 1) if and how the incorporation of parallel corpora has an impact on the quality of student translations, and 2) if and how students find this approach conducive to learning to translate. Student translations and survey responses were analyzed to gain insight into the effectiveness of PCBT. The findings reveal that PCBT has led to an improvement in translation quality, as seen in its capacity to mitigate error occurrences in student translations. Furthermore, the findings point to the potential of PCBT in fostering more constructive learning through students’ engagement in data-driven learning, a process that included observation, negotiation, evaluation, and critical thinking. Finally, the responses from the survey demonstrate that the students exhibited positive attitudes toward PCBT, recognizing its impact not only in terms of improving their translation accuracy and quality but also in terms of reinforcing positive attitudes toward translation.219en-UStranslationcorpus linguisticstranslator educationparallel corporatranslation qualityThesis