Abstract

English writing is one of the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. In junior middle school’s English teaching, writing has always been ranked after the three language skills, namely, listening, speaking and reading. Therefore, Teaching English writing is always the most difficult part of English education. In fact, the capability of writing is one part of a person's synthetical language abilities. So English writing is becoming more and more significant. 

This paper consists of introduction, text and conclusion, the text is divided into three sections. The first section is the literature review; it will have a review and comment on the research about language error analysis at home and abroad. The second section is the methodology adopted in error analysis; it will introduce the aims, subjects, methods, schedules and instruments of this investigation. And the findings and discussion about the junior middle school students’ English writing; it divides the grammatical errors into two types: the local errors and the global errors. The third section is analyzing the causes of grammatical errors made by junior middle school students in their English writing; it will analyze and discuss the reasons specifically. The part of conclusion will focus on the causes of junior middle school students’ errors in English writing and put forward the countermeasures in English grammar teaching. 

Keywords: English writing; Junior Middle school; Error analysis; Implications

Contents

Abstract

摘要

ⅠIntroduction1

1. Aims and Significance of the thesis1

ⅡLiterature Review.2

1. Error analysis3

2. Inter-language.3

Ⅲ Methodology Adopted in Error Analysis4

 1. Subjects of the investigation.4

2. Methods and schedules of the investigation4

3. Grammar errors from students’ compositions.4

   3.1 Local errors5

3.1.1 Errors of using Verbs6

   3.1.2 Errors of using Nouns.7

   3.1.3 Errors of using Articles.8

 3.1.4 Errors of using Prepositions.8

   3.1.5 Errors of using Adjectives9

   3.1.6 Errors of using Pronouns9

   3.2. Global errors.10

Ⅳ Analysis of the Reasons for Students’ Errors10

1. Lack of grammar knowledge.10

2. Improper generalization of rules11

 3. The impact of the negative transfer of the native language.11

 4. Other reasons.12

Ⅴ Conclusion .12

References.13