CORPUS TOOLS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION: TRENDS, PRACTICES, AND PEDAGOGICAL INSIGHTS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the corpus approach effectiveness in the process of teaching foreign languages and translation. The aim of the article is to investigate the functionality of the corpus approach in translation-oriented teaching of foreign languages by assessing its impact on students’ vocabulary acquisition, written competence, and students’ engagement; to identify key conditions for the productive inclusion of the corpus approach in modern practices of teaching foreign languages and translation. The authors emphasize the need to analyze the potential of corpus tools to ensure linguistic authenticity, improve learning through the use of corpus data, personalize and contextualize learning, and promote the development of student autonomy. The authors demonstrate the effectiveness of the corpus approach in teaching foreign languages and translation, especially in vocabulary acquisition, which is very important for future translators, and suggest practical examples of working with COCA to study word combinations and word formation. The students’ feedback reveals their enthusiasm and positive attitude towards the use of corpora in training. The application of RhymeZone for the development of creative skills and NetSpeak for the study of lexical-grammatical models is also considered. The authors analyze the advantages of the corpus approach, including scientific validity, objectivity, development of autonomy, increased motivation, differentiated and personalized learning, as well as preparation for real speech interaction. The article highlights certain limitations of corpus-based language pedagogy, which include technological barriers, methodological complexity and certain challenges for teachers, ethical and legal concerns, as well as issues related to data interpretation. Prospects for further research lie in a thorough study of the potential of the corpus approach in teaching translation and linguistics students the genre specificity of the analyzed texts, their lexical and grammatical features, and methods of accurate translation from the original language to the target language.