Chinese non-English majors are a large group of English learners.In the process of English pronunciation acquisition,issues such as incomplete phonological knowledge,transfer of mother tongue,and overgeneralization,le...Chinese non-English majors are a large group of English learners.In the process of English pronunciation acquisition,issues such as incomplete phonological knowledge,transfer of mother tongue,and overgeneralization,lead to confusion of phonemes and stress,misunderstanding of syllable structure,and errors of assimilation,drop,and epenthesis.The accuracy of English pronunciation can only be improved by knowing both English and Chinese phonological systems,strengthening the teaching of English phonological knowledge,and adopting various phonological training activities.展开更多
Interlanguage is a unique and changing language system in the process of the second language learners learning the target language. With the improvement of learning, interlanguage gradually approaches to the correct f...Interlanguage is a unique and changing language system in the process of the second language learners learning the target language. With the improvement of learning, interlanguage gradually approaches to the correct form of target language. However, due to the differences between target language and native language, errors will inevitably occur in the course of study. Error analysis requires language teachers to analyze the language learners' errors and guide teaching the language.展开更多
Error analysis theory is an important aspect in SLA （second language acquisition） study, which is quite significant for exploring English teaching rules and improving teaching methods. Error analysis theory is also ...Error analysis theory is an important aspect in SLA （second language acquisition） study, which is quite significant for exploring English teaching rules and improving teaching methods. Error analysis theory is also a useful means in English teaching and study. Through analyzing learners＇ errors, some regular patterns will be discovered. Language learning is a process of making mistakes, correcting them, and enhancing language ability. In order to promote language teaching, teachers should analyze carefully the causes of students＇ mistakes and take different measures to put them right. This paper will study error analysis and related theory, focus on the causes and the types of the errors in students＇ writing, and discuss the coping strategy in English teaching展开更多
Vocabulary is an indispensable part of language and is of vital importance for second language learners. Students make form, collocation and ambiguous errors in English vocabulary acquisition. This thesis attempts to ...Vocabulary is an indispensable part of language and is of vital importance for second language learners. Students make form, collocation and ambiguous errors in English vocabulary acquisition. This thesis attempts to analyze errors in students' English vocabulary acquisition based on error analysis, give the reasons and further put up some teaching approaches to lessen or avoid errors.展开更多
In English study,pronunciation not only influences daily communication,but also influences listening,reading and writ⁃ing ability.However,modern English education overly focuses on the uses of vocabularies and grammar...In English study,pronunciation not only influences daily communication,but also influences listening,reading and writ⁃ing ability.However,modern English education overly focuses on the uses of vocabularies and grammars,and it is short of the prac⁃tice of pronunciation.Therefore,English pronunciation errors become a common problem among non-English majors.The focus of this research is on analyzing the errors of English pronunciation through sampling thirty non-English majors in college.Based on error analysis theory,and with the assistance of pronunciation test,this study figured out several types of non-English majors’pro⁃nunciation errors in pronunciation,stress,tone and intonation these dimensions.展开更多
In this thesis,the author has tape-recorded the dialogues in an English Comer of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology.After transcribing those tape records into literal materials,the author uses Error Analysis...In this thesis,the author has tape-recorded the dialogues in an English Comer of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology.After transcribing those tape records into literal materials,the author uses Error Analysis theory(proposed by Corder) to analyze the materials.Then the author finds that the errors in oral form were far more complex than the writen form and the students are tending to make errors in oral expression.At the end of the thesis,the author figures that in the practice of the English teaching,the teacher should emphasize on the students' ability in oral English whereas the students should pay more attention to the studying of spoken English,thus to create a sound environment of English study.展开更多
English majors usually have learned English for at least six years at middle school, but there are still many grammatical errors in their writing and speaking. Such errors even still remain after four-year English lea...English majors usually have learned English for at least six years at middle school, but there are still many grammatical errors in their writing and speaking. Such errors even still remain after four-year English learning at university. Such problem has troubled many teachers teaching English Grammar. Therefore, the paper attempts to study the ways of improving English majors＇ grammatical competence. It is concluded that reform of grammar test should be carried out to guide grammar teaching and learning, error analysis should be conducted to decide what to teach, and an output-oriented approach should be employed to meet the requirements of leamers＇ future profession.展开更多
English is one of the most common languages in the world,and it has become one of the most important subjects in various countries.The native languages of China and Thailand are not English,and both countries are loca...English is one of the most common languages in the world,and it has become one of the most important subjects in various countries.The native languages of China and Thailand are not English,and both countries are located in Asia and have many similarities in geographical location and cultural background.The Ministries of Education of the two countries have successively put forward relevant policies to promote the development of English education in the country.The implementation of these policies has promoted the development of college English course teaching in the country.These factors determine that the two countries have similarities in college English course teaching for Non-English majors.However,there are differences in teaching mode and teaching staff in the two countries because of their different national conditions,which make many differences,exist in college English course teaching for non-English majors in the two countries.During the author’s career as an exchange student in Chiang Mai University,she experienced the difference of college English course teaching for non-English majors in Thai universities,so the author did some researches on the basis of the understanding of English course teaching in Thai universities.Therefore,this thesis takes Sino-Thai college English course teaching for non-English majors as the research object—takes Jiujiang University and Chiang Mai University as example,and analyses their present situation from the aspects of the development and evolution,the teaching mode,and teaching staff of college English course teaching for non-English majors.On this basis,the author makes a comparative analysis of the English course teaching for non-English majors in two selected universities,then find their respective advantages and disadvantages,and put forward some suggestions on the development of Sino-Thai college English course teaching.展开更多
This article develops an empirical an investigation on the errors in compositions written by students who are studying in Luzhou Vocational and Technical College （LVTC） and Luzhou Medical College （LMC） and contras...This article develops an empirical an investigation on the errors in compositions written by students who are studying in Luzhou Vocational and Technical College （LVTC） and Luzhou Medical College （LMC） and contrasts them in order to trace the source of the errors. It finally turns out to be that there exists strong correlation between students＇ academic quality and the number of errors of various types. Compared with ordinary university students, vocational and technical college （VTC） students＇ interlanguage （IL） errors seem to be more rudimental, and more negative-transferring, most of which are influenced by their mother tongue （MT）-Chinese. VTC students＇ general error in writing is misspelling, while university students ＇ major error lies in collocation. In this thesis, some practical enlightenment about learning and teaching English writing are also proposed.展开更多
This paper is to advocate the necessity of Error Analysis （EA） and cohesion in college English writing teaching. By analyzing the causes of the cohesive errors, the paper wishes to catch the attention of readers to ...This paper is to advocate the necessity of Error Analysis （EA） and cohesion in college English writing teaching. By analyzing the causes of the cohesive errors, the paper wishes to catch the attention of readers to the benefits EA brings to writing teaching and the seriousness of the problems concerning cohesion in writing, and hopes that these implications for college English writing teaching would be of great significance.展开更多
This corpus-based study cmploys statistical analysis to compare the use of non-compositional formulaic sequences by high proficiency Chinese learners and native students.The top 5 overused and underused patterns by Ch...This corpus-based study cmploys statistical analysis to compare the use of non-compositional formulaic sequences by high proficiency Chinese learners and native students.The top 5 overused and underused patterns by Chinese users are identified.Features of their usage point to a lack of register awareness as well as linguistic resources,while showing individual differences.展开更多
文摘Chinese non-English majors are a large group of English learners.In the process of English pronunciation acquisition,issues such as incomplete phonological knowledge,transfer of mother tongue,and overgeneralization,lead to confusion of phonemes and stress,misunderstanding of syllable structure,and errors of assimilation,drop,and epenthesis.The accuracy of English pronunciation can only be improved by knowing both English and Chinese phonological systems,strengthening the teaching of English phonological knowledge,and adopting various phonological training activities.
文摘Interlanguage is a unique and changing language system in the process of the second language learners learning the target language. With the improvement of learning, interlanguage gradually approaches to the correct form of target language. However, due to the differences between target language and native language, errors will inevitably occur in the course of study. Error analysis requires language teachers to analyze the language learners' errors and guide teaching the language.
文摘Error analysis theory is an important aspect in SLA （second language acquisition） study, which is quite significant for exploring English teaching rules and improving teaching methods. Error analysis theory is also a useful means in English teaching and study. Through analyzing learners＇ errors, some regular patterns will be discovered. Language learning is a process of making mistakes, correcting them, and enhancing language ability. In order to promote language teaching, teachers should analyze carefully the causes of students＇ mistakes and take different measures to put them right. This paper will study error analysis and related theory, focus on the causes and the types of the errors in students＇ writing, and discuss the coping strategy in English teaching
文摘Vocabulary is an indispensable part of language and is of vital importance for second language learners. Students make form, collocation and ambiguous errors in English vocabulary acquisition. This thesis attempts to analyze errors in students' English vocabulary acquisition based on error analysis, give the reasons and further put up some teaching approaches to lessen or avoid errors.
文摘In English study,pronunciation not only influences daily communication,but also influences listening,reading and writ⁃ing ability.However,modern English education overly focuses on the uses of vocabularies and grammars,and it is short of the prac⁃tice of pronunciation.Therefore,English pronunciation errors become a common problem among non-English majors.The focus of this research is on analyzing the errors of English pronunciation through sampling thirty non-English majors in college.Based on error analysis theory,and with the assistance of pronunciation test,this study figured out several types of non-English majors’pro⁃nunciation errors in pronunciation,stress,tone and intonation these dimensions.
文摘In this thesis,the author has tape-recorded the dialogues in an English Comer of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology.After transcribing those tape records into literal materials,the author uses Error Analysis theory(proposed by Corder) to analyze the materials.Then the author finds that the errors in oral form were far more complex than the writen form and the students are tending to make errors in oral expression.At the end of the thesis,the author figures that in the practice of the English teaching,the teacher should emphasize on the students' ability in oral English whereas the students should pay more attention to the studying of spoken English,thus to create a sound environment of English study.
文摘English majors usually have learned English for at least six years at middle school, but there are still many grammatical errors in their writing and speaking. Such errors even still remain after four-year English learning at university. Such problem has troubled many teachers teaching English Grammar. Therefore, the paper attempts to study the ways of improving English majors＇ grammatical competence. It is concluded that reform of grammar test should be carried out to guide grammar teaching and learning, error analysis should be conducted to decide what to teach, and an output-oriented approach should be employed to meet the requirements of leamers＇ future profession.
文摘English is one of the most common languages in the world,and it has become one of the most important subjects in various countries.The native languages of China and Thailand are not English,and both countries are located in Asia and have many similarities in geographical location and cultural background.The Ministries of Education of the two countries have successively put forward relevant policies to promote the development of English education in the country.The implementation of these policies has promoted the development of college English course teaching in the country.These factors determine that the two countries have similarities in college English course teaching for Non-English majors.However,there are differences in teaching mode and teaching staff in the two countries because of their different national conditions,which make many differences,exist in college English course teaching for non-English majors in the two countries.During the author’s career as an exchange student in Chiang Mai University,she experienced the difference of college English course teaching for non-English majors in Thai universities,so the author did some researches on the basis of the understanding of English course teaching in Thai universities.Therefore,this thesis takes Sino-Thai college English course teaching for non-English majors as the research object—takes Jiujiang University and Chiang Mai University as example,and analyses their present situation from the aspects of the development and evolution,the teaching mode,and teaching staff of college English course teaching for non-English majors.On this basis,the author makes a comparative analysis of the English course teaching for non-English majors in two selected universities,then find their respective advantages and disadvantages,and put forward some suggestions on the development of Sino-Thai college English course teaching.
文摘This article develops an empirical an investigation on the errors in compositions written by students who are studying in Luzhou Vocational and Technical College （LVTC） and Luzhou Medical College （LMC） and contrasts them in order to trace the source of the errors. It finally turns out to be that there exists strong correlation between students＇ academic quality and the number of errors of various types. Compared with ordinary university students, vocational and technical college （VTC） students＇ interlanguage （IL） errors seem to be more rudimental, and more negative-transferring, most of which are influenced by their mother tongue （MT）-Chinese. VTC students＇ general error in writing is misspelling, while university students ＇ major error lies in collocation. In this thesis, some practical enlightenment about learning and teaching English writing are also proposed.
文摘This paper is to advocate the necessity of Error Analysis （EA） and cohesion in college English writing teaching. By analyzing the causes of the cohesive errors, the paper wishes to catch the attention of readers to the benefits EA brings to writing teaching and the seriousness of the problems concerning cohesion in writing, and hopes that these implications for college English writing teaching would be of great significance.
文摘This corpus-based study cmploys statistical analysis to compare the use of non-compositional formulaic sequences by high proficiency Chinese learners and native students.The top 5 overused and underused patterns by Chinese users are identified.Features of their usage point to a lack of register awareness as well as linguistic resources,while showing individual differences.
