CHINESE STUDENTS' WRITING SKILLS: COMMON ENGLISH GRAMMATICAL ERRORS

Abstract

Writing is a key act in the process of foreign language acquisition. The ability to write properly and accurately is essential for effective communication and critical for human employment. Semantically accurate and grammatically proper writing is of paramount importance especially for students in higher educational institutions. Hence, the present research tends to examine the mistakes made by second language learners in writing essays and proposes recommendations how to improve the English writing skills of the Chinese students. The goal of the research is to reveal common and contrastive features of language errors and help Chinese students to improve their grammatical competences. In order to achieve the above-mentioned goals, the following tasks have been set forth: to discuss and specify the characteristic features of common errors made by Chinese college students; to study different types of errors in writing samples provided by Jiangxi Tellhow Animation Vocational College students; to analyze the possible transformative teaching tendencies and methods that will improve second language learners' writings abilities. The practical significance of the paper is deeply supported by the applicability of its content in education. The methods of inquiry, comparative analysis, component analysis, observation, data collection, etc., have been applied to the research to fulfil the tasks of this research.