大学生英语作文错误分析及其归因

写作能力是人的认识能力、思考能力和文字运用能力的综合反映。本文试图用错误分析理论,对厦门大学一二年级随机采集的作文错误进行统计归类,并结合学生“大学英语作文学习与教学”的问卷调查,从教与学的角度全面地分析学生写作能力薄弱的原因,提出改进作文教与学的希望和要求。

An Analysis of College English Students' Writing Errors and Their Attribution

Among the four basic skills,writing remains the weakest point for college students in China.This paper,based on the theory of error analysis and cognitive psycholinguistics,makes a deep analysis on students' writing errors gathered from their final examination papers and on the questionnaire conducted at random among the college students.Furthermore,this paper examines the potential factors that might cause these errors from the perspective of teaching and learning.It is hoped that the present study can be conductive to the appropriate adoption of teaching and learning strategies in the future of English writing.