Analysis of Negative Transfer in Junior High Students’ English Writing Errors

Yang  Xueping

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol6.iss7.1104

Authors

Yang Xueping

China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol6.iss7.1104

Keywords:

negative transfer, error analysis, junior high students, English writing

Abstract

It has become a very significant topic that how to help students overcome the Chinese negative transfer in English writing. This research attempts to investigate the main types of errors made by junior middle school students in their English writing, then to explore the causes of the identified errors, in order to avoid these types of errors. The research subjects are 107 students from two classes in grade eight of No.10 Middle School of Nanchong. Questionnaire and composition writing are used as instruments in this research. It hopes that, this paper can help teachers and students to overcome the influence of Chinese negative transfer, improve students’ English writing.

Author Biography

Yang Xueping, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan China

School of Foreign Language

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