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1.1.2 Errors in English Writing in Junior High School paper51.com Junior high schoolstudents’ errors in English writing can be classified into three maincategories: word errors, grammar errors, and sentence errors. Word errorssometimes are spelling mistakes, and sometimes word errors occur becausestudents misunderstood the uses of words. For example, “The prices are cheapin China.” We should say “The prices are low in China” (学闻，2005：55-56). Sentence errorsrefer to junior high students often writing Chinese-English sentences. “Imorning go to school” is a typical example of Chinese–English sentences. 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com
1.2 The Significance of the Study copyright paper51.com Error Analysis plays avery important role in English teaching. For teachers, they may learn whatstudents have mastered and what they have not mastered from the errors studentshave made. For students, error correction can give them a proper way to use thetarget language. For researchers, students’ errors can illuminate for them anillustration of language acquisition (白会凌，2005. 3). 内容来自www.paper51.com Obviously, English writingplays a key role for an English learner, because even if students primarilyacquire a language in an oral manner, the majority of students benefit muchmore from the written language (Jeremy Harmer, 2000: 79). And it is useful towrite sentences using the new language shortly after they have learned them.For junior high school students, writing is a basic language skill, just asimportant as speaking, listening and reading. Students have to know how towrite letters, how to write diaries, how to write a short essay, or some simpledialogues, and so on. However, junior high school students make a lot of errorsin their writings and this is a big problem for both teachers and students. 内容来自www.paper51.com
1.3Summary paper51.com In this paper, I willoffer quite a few solutions for the errors in writings. Firstly, junior highschool students should take a right attitude towards English writing, shouldthink over English writing, should enlarge their vocabulary, should masterbasic grammar rules (宋立明, 2005,4: 47-48), should cultivate a habit of writing, and shouldrecite text. Secondly, teachers should treat writing as important as speaking,listening and reading. They should not over-criticize students’ errors. Theyshould try to motivate students and help them find an interest in writing,teach students to lose no time finding the chance for English writing and;moreover, they should attempt to lead students in a right direction for theirstudies. copyright paper51.com 1. LiteratureReview 内容来自www.paper51.com
2.1Introduction 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com First, the differentdefinitions of errors have to be discussed, and junior high school students’errors have to be mentioned. They will be my understandings about errors andthe theories for English writing of junior high school students. 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com 2.2Studies About Errors and Error Analysis copyright paper51.com “Errors reflect gaps in alearner’s knowledge; they occur because the learner does not know what iscorrect” (Rod Ellis, 17). “There are good reasons for focusing onerrors. First, they are a conspicuous feature of learner language, raising theimportant question of “Why do learners make errors?” Second, it is useful forteachers to know what errors learners make. Third, paradoxically, it ispossible that making errors may actually help learners to learn when theyself-correct the errors they make” (Rod Ellis, 15). I agree with RodEllis. copyright paper51.com “Psycholinguistics is thestudy of how individuals comprehend, produce, and acquire language. The studyof psycholinguistics is part of the field of cognitive Science” (DavidW. Carrol, 2000: 4). http://www.paper51.com 2.3Studies about Errors in English Writing by Junior High School Students http://www.paper51.com Till now, I can hardlyfind any papers or books about studies in Error Analysis for English writing ofJunior High School Students. To be exact, I only found some papers about how toteach writing, about errors in English study, and about the basic theories of Englishwriting. There is no pertinence for junior high students. So I want to write apertinent paper about this. paper51.com 2.4My Understanding about Errors in English Writing of Junior High School Students 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com
Junior high schoolstudents are a special group, they are active, and they have good memories. Itis a good period for students of such age in learning language. “MarkPatkowiski hypothesized that, even if accent were ignored, only those who had begunlearning their second language before the age of 15 could ever achieve full,native-like mastery of that language” (Lightbown M. Pastsy &Nina Spada, 2002: 61). Most junior high school students are aged from 11 to 15,and most Chinese students begin with their English learning from junior highschool. Accordingly, it is very important for junior high school students tolearn English well at their first learning stage. “Well beginning is half done”as the Chinese saying goes. paper51.com English writing can show astudent’s capability of using language, and it can reflect a student’s Englishlevel. Because English writing is difficult for students and it can distinguishtheir language level easily. Therefore, English writing is the basic way toexamine students’ capability of expression and language usage, especially forjunior high school students. Teachers should cultivate junior high schoolstudents’ interest in English writing. Junior high school students should writesimilar sentences they have learned in writing as soon as they can to express themselves,even if they are only several simple sentences and in this way, students canwrite more step by step. copyright paper51.com |