英语专业学生写作错误与纠错实证研究

论文以英语专业二年级33名学生为受试对象,以学生在学期初和学期中的66份写作练习作为素材,归纳受试对象写作中的错误类型,分析错误发生的原因,并通过问卷形式调查受试者对待教师纠正写作错误行为的态度。研究结果表明:错误主要出现在语法层面上,原因为母语负迁移的影响和语言输出监控不够,大多数受试者对以教师直接纠错为主的策略持积极态度。

The Study of Composition Errors of English Major Students and Error-correction

Error is a common linguistic phenomenon in the compositions of English foreign language learners.The paper takes the sophomore students of English major as the subjects,classifies their errors in the compositions,and analyzes the reasons of the errors' occurrence.Questionnaire survey is performed to explore the subjects' attitude towards the error-correction strategy.The result shows that the errors are mostly grammatical produced under the negative transfer of native language and inadequate self-monitoring,most subjects hold the active attitude towards the direct correction strategy.