英语中高级学习者写作中句子复杂度问题个案分析

英语写作研究近些年越来越受到关注。对写作过程中出现的问题进行实证性分析时,研究的大多是关注语法错误在中国学习者写作中出现的频率和分类。文章以15名中级英语学习者的写作练习为研究材料,就其在语法正确的状况下,语篇层面上句子的成熟度和复杂度方面出现的一些问题进行了分析和探讨。

English writing has been attracting an increasing attention as it comprehensively reveals language capacity of learners. In China, recent practical research on English writing problems often focuses on frequency and classification of grammatical errors in learners’ writing tasks. This paper, based on writing and revision jobs of 15 medium-leveled Chinese learners, tries to list and analyze some high-frequent problems on syntactical complexity and maturity in English writing.