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Omar Alkhowaiter is a PhD candidate at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, where he is conducting research on the application of parallel corpora in Arabic/English legal translation pedagogy. He is supervised by Professor Hanem El-Farahaty and Dr. Callum Walker. Concurrently, he holds a position as a lecturer of translation studies at Majmaah University, building on prior experience as a teaching assistant in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.
Educational Background:
- Master's degree in Arabic/English Translation, University of Leeds (2021)
- Bachelor's degree in English Language and Translation, Qassim University (2017)
His research interests lie at the intersection of translation theory and practice, with a focus on enhancing legal translation quality through corpus-based methods. His doctoral work involves experimental use of the Leeds Parallel Corpus of Arabic Countries' Constitutions (LPCACC) and investigates how both students and instructors perceive corpus tools in translation training within Saudi Arabian universities. This reflects a strong commitment to improving pedagogical frameworks in translation studies.
Although no publications are currently listed, his research trajectory emphasizes empirical approaches to translation quality and technology-aided pedagogy, suggesting future contributions in corpus-based translation studies and bilingual legal discourse.
Scientific Awards:
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He is actively involved in academic research while contributing to translator education at Majmaah University. His dual engagement in research and teaching underscores a growing profile in the field of applied translation studies. He has not supervised any students mentioned in the text.
Labs, Teams, and Research Groups:
His research is associated with the development and application of the Leeds Parallel Corpus of Arabic Countries' Constitutions (LPCACC), indicating collaboration with corpus linguistics initiatives at the University of Leeds, though specific lab affiliations are not detailed.
