Exploring Lexical Inaccuracy in Arabic-English Translation (eBook)

This book presents a case study on lexical error analysis in the translation products of Arab English majors at the university level with important implications for Arabic-speaking countries. It provides detailed analyses and explanations of the main lexical areas that cause specific difficulties for these students, while also identifying their potential sources. The respective chapters discuss several areas related to the context of the research, the field of SLA, error analysis, language transfer, error taxonomies, language learning, language teaching, and translation training.

The analyses and findings presented here contribute to the linguistic field by developing a comprehensive list of lexical error categories based on form, content, and origin of influence regarding translation products. In addition, the book sheds light on the pedagogical aspects contributing to the enhancement of ESL/EFL teaching in the Arab context as well as other contexts where English is taught as a foreign language. The book will help educators and curriculum writers in designing materials, and language researchers as a groundwork for their studies of L2 learners' written products.

Yasir Alenazi has been working in the fields of education/applied linguistics since 2012. He has lived and pursued academic studies in Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Australia.

Having completed his Ph.D. in Education/Applied linguistics at the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 2021, he is currently Assistant Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics at the Faculty of Arts and Education, the University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include second language acquisition/learning, error analysis, corpus linguistics, and English for academic purposes.

Yasir has held a number of leadership positions including director of preparatory year satellite campuses, dean of admissions and registration coordinator at the University of Tabuk. He served as Deputy Director of its English Language Centre in 2016.  

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This book presents a case study on lexical error analysis in the translation products of Arab English majors at the university level with important implications for Arabic-speaking countries. It provides detailed analyses and explanations of the main lexical areas that cause specific difficulties for these students, while also identifying their potential sources. The respective chapters discuss several areas related to the context of the research, the field of SLA, error analysis, language transfer, error taxonomies, language learning, language teaching, and translation training.The analyses and findings presented here contribute to the linguistic field by developing a comprehensive list of lexical error categories based on form, content, and origin of influence regarding translation products. In addition, the book sheds light on the pedagogical aspects contributing to the enhancement of ESL/EFL teaching in the Arab context as well as other contexts where English is taught asa foreign language. The book will help educators and curriculum writers in designing materials, and language researchers as a groundwork for their studies of L2 learners written products.