An Analysis of Errors in English Writing Made by Chinese and Korean University Students
An Analysis of Errors in English Writing Made by Chinese and Korean University Students
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中韩大学生英语写作错误分析
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2013
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Cui Zheng;Tae
本研究采用 Kim (2009) 的错误分类系统，该系统基于 Dulay、Burt 和 Krashen (1982) 的错误语言分类。三位编码员使用 NVivo 识别并编码了中国和韩国大学生撰写的 168 篇英语论文中的错误。分析表明，诸如连句、省略冠词和复数后缀、句子顺序错误等错误可能是由学习者第一语言的负迁移引起的。对比分析假说（CAH）强调了这一现象。例如，在中文中，逗号的使用具有多种功能。它们可以用作句号或连词，这会导致英语中连词的句子和连词的省略。中文和韩文没有文章，这也是省略英文文章的原因。汉语和韩语中复数形式的不同使用使得英语学习者很难掌握英语。韩国的 SOV 结构也让许多韩国大学生在构建英语 SVO 句子时感到困惑。同时，一些错误也可能是由于学习者自己的创造性构造而导致的，无论其母语背景如何，例如动词和名词的错误形式。这个错误簇由创造性构造假设（CCH）来说明。结果表明CAH和CCH的发生都有一定的合理性。通过对中韩大学生英语写作错误的比较分析，可以看出中国和韩国大学生英语写作中常见错误的概况，包括CAH型和CCH型错误。还探讨了犯这些错误的原因，特别是与他们的母语相关的原因。
This study adopted Kim (2009)’s error classification system, based on from Dulay, Burt and Krashen (1982)’s linguistic classification of errors. Errors in 168 English essays written by Chinese and Korean university students were identified and coded by three coders using NVivo. The analysis shows that some errors such as run-on sentences, the omission of articles and plural suffix-s, and sentence misordering can be caused by the negative transfer from learners’ first language. This phenomenon is highlighted by the contrastive analysis hypothesis (CAH). In Chinese, for example, commas are used in a multifunctional way. They can be used as either periods or conjunctions, which results in run-on sentences and the omission of conjunctions in English. No articles exist in the Chinese and Korean languages, which is also the reason for the omission of English articles. Different use of plural forms in Chinese and Korean makes it difficult for EFL learners to master in English. The Korean SOV structure also confuses many Korean university students when they construct their English SVO sentences. Meanwhile, some errors can be caused just because of learners’ own creative construction regardless of their first language background, such as the misformation of verbs and nouns. This error cluster is illustrated by the creative construction hypothesis (CCH). The results indicate that both the occurrence of CAH and CCH are reasonable to some extent. The comparative analysis of errors in English writing made by Chinese and Korean university students shows a general picture of common errors made by these English learners as comprised of both CAH and CCH type errors. The reasons these errors were made are also explored, especially reasons related to their first language.