Negative language transfer is a common phenomenon in Chinese college students 'English writing. Influenced by our native language, Chinese college students tend to apply Chinese language rules to English writing. ...Negative language transfer is a common phenomenon in Chinese college students 'English writing. Influenced by our native language, Chinese college students tend to apply Chinese language rules to English writing. This paper primarily focuses on the negative language transfer in College English writing. It tries to illustrate and analyze the negative language transfer in college students'English writing in terms of lexicon, syntax, discourse, and pragmatics. Based on the above analysis, it proceeds to put forward some suggestions on how to teach English writing effectively and efficiently.展开更多
文摘Negative language transfer is a common phenomenon in Chinese college students 'English writing. Influenced by our native language, Chinese college students tend to apply Chinese language rules to English writing. This paper primarily focuses on the negative language transfer in College English writing. It tries to illustrate and analyze the negative language transfer in college students'English writing in terms of lexicon, syntax, discourse, and pragmatics. Based on the above analysis, it proceeds to put forward some suggestions on how to teach English writing effectively and efficiently.