Abstract

A careful study of the errors will reveal the common characteristics shared by the language learners. Based on the theory of Error Analysis and Corpus-based Error Analysis, and with the great help of computer technology, this paper is trying to make an empirical study on common writing errors by the Chinese non-English major students and put forward some practical approaches to the error correction, which is believed to be of great help to both the language teachers and the language learners.

Highlights

  • Among the five basic language skills---listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation, writing is the most difficult one for both native and non-native learners, especially for those non-native non-English majors

  • In Chinese non-English major students’ English writings, some of the sentences are really difficult to understand, “Chinglish” expressions can be found in almost every piece of essay and linguistic errors are very common

  • Based on the theory of Error Analysis (EA) and Corpus-based Error Analysis (CEA), and with the great help of computer technology, this study aims to find out the main types of linguistic errors and reveal the common characteristics of errors shared by the language learners, which is believed to be of great help to both the language teachers and the language learners

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Introduction

Among the five basic language skills---listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation, writing is the most difficult one for both native and non-native learners, especially for those non-native non-English majors. A survey shows that among the English skills needed in China, the ability of writing scientific reports or essays was considered to be the most important. The present situation of Chinese EFL learners’ writing proficiency does not seem to meet the need. In Chinese non-English major students’ English writings, some of the sentences are really difficult to understand, “Chinglish” expressions can be found in almost every piece of essay and linguistic errors are very common. The large number of language errors shows the problems in our present teaching of the basic language skills

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