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An Analysis of the Errors in An Analysis of the Errors in

English Writing of the English Writing of the

Vocational School Students Vocational School Students

--- ---Take An Yang Second Take An Yang Second

Vocational School for Example Vocational School for Example

By By

Supervisor: Prof. Supervisor: Prof.

May, 2011 May, 2011

Outline Outline of the Presentation of the Presentation

mitations and Suggestions

Research Motivations

learning a foreign language, it

is not uncommon for language learners to make errors. is not uncommon for language learners to make errors.

English writing is one of the four basic skills that all English writing is one of the four basic skills that all

English learners are required to master in language English learners are required to master in language

learning learning

researches about the

errors in English writings have been conducted, most errors in English writings have been conducted, most

of the researches focus upon the intermediate or of the researches focus upon the intermediate or

advanced learners. Correspondingly, few researches advanced learners. Correspondingly, few researches

take the students in the vocational schools as research take the students in the vocational schools as research

subjects subjects

Research Motivations

involves a

learner’s comprehensive ability of using his learner’s comprehensive ability of using his linguistic skills, therefore, English writing is a linguistic skills, therefore, English writing is a

very hard task for an English learner. The case very hard task for an English learner. The case

is true for the Chinese students in vocational is true for the Chinese students in

vocational

schools. schools.

Research Questions Research Questions

(1) What are the major categories of the (1) What are the major categories of the

errors made by the students of An Yang Second errors made by the students of An Yang Second

Vocational School in English writing? Vocational School in English writing?

(2) What are the main causes for the errors (2) What are the main causes for the errors made by the students of An Yang made by the students of An Yang

Second Vocational School in their Second Vocational School in their

English writings? English writings?

(3) What are remediable teaching strategies (3) What are remediable teaching strategies in the teaching of English writing in in the teaching of English writing in

vocational schools? vocational schools?

Theoretical Framework Theoretical Framework

--language language

Research Design Research Design

1) Research procedures 1) Research procedures

errors) are collected,

and classified according to different criteria. and classified according to different criteria.

analyzed at a superficial and

deep level respectively in an attempt to find out the deep level respectively in an attempt to find out the

classifications and the causes that lead to the errors. classifications and the causes that lead to the errors.

explores the implications

of the major findings for the EFL learning. of the major findings for the EFL learning. Research Design Research Design

2) Data collection 2) Data collection

Vocational

School are taken as subjects, collects their School are taken as subjects, collects their compositions on the same topic in the same compositions on the same topic in the same period of time. period of time.

s are adopted in

this research this research

Major Findings Major Findings

lexical errors, morphological errors and

syntactic errors, the morphological errors are the ones that syntactic errors, the morphological errors are the ones that

most frequently occur in the students’ English writings. The most frequently occur in the students’ English writings. The

analysis finds that the errors the students in the vocational analysis finds that the errors the students in the vocational

schools make are great in number. Those errors committed are schools make are great in number. Those errors committed are

classified into lexical errors, morphological errors and classified into lexical errors, morphological errors and

syntactic errors. The errors that the students make most syntactic errors. The errors that the students make most

frequently concentrate on the morphological level, in which frequently concentrate on the morphological level, in which

verbs are the most difficult that the students find to hand with verbs are the most difficult that the students find to hand with

in their writing. Therefore, quite a few errors have been in their writing. Therefore, quite a few errors have been

resulted from the verbs. resulted from the verbs.

Major Findings Major Findings

students’’

errors in their writings include the negative errors in their writings include the negative transfer of Chinese, insufficient language input transfer of Chinese, insufficient language input

and the fragmentary system. This research has and the fragmentary system. This research has

made a study of the causes which account for made a study of the causes which account for

the errors made by the Chinese vocational the errors made by the Chinese vocational students in their English writings. Through this students in their English writings. Through this

investigation, the study finds that the principal investigation, the study finds that the principal

causes which result in the errors that the causes which result in the errors that the students have made in their English writings can students have made in their English writings can

be summarized as the negative transfer of be summarized as the negative transfer of Chinese, insufficient language input and the Chinese, insufficient language input and the

fragmentary system. fragmentary system.

Major Findings Major Findings

pedagogical suggestions have been put forward,

based majorly upon the investigation of the teaching and based majorly upon the investigation of the teaching and