目錄
PREFACE
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION /OOl
1.1 Research Background and Purpose
1.2 Research Questions
1.3 Objective and Significance of the Study
1.4 Organization of the Research
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Errors and Error Analysis
2.1.1 Defining "Error
2.1.2 Errors and Mistakes
2.1.3 The Significance of Learners' Errors
2.1.4 Categorization of Errors
2.1.5 Contrastive Analysis and Error Analysis
2.2 Error Analysis and Second Language Acquisition
2.2.1 Error Analysis and Second Language Learning
2.2.2 FL/L2 Writing Research in China and Abroad
2.2.3 Error Analysis and Second Language Writing
2.3 Interlanguage
2.3.1 Interlanguage Hypothesis
2.3.2 Interlingual Transfer
2.3.3 Intralingual Transfer
2.3.4 Applications to Teaching
2.4 Error Correction
2.4.1 What is "Correction
2.4.2 Pros and Cons towards Correction
2.4.3 Rules and Principles in Error Correction
2.5 Previous Studies on Error Analysis from the Perspective of Interlanguage
2.6 The Development of Learner Language and Error Analysis Research
2.7 Error Analysis and Corpus Linguistics
2.7.1 Learner Corpora
2.7.2 Strengths of the Computer-aided Error Analysis of Learner Corpora
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Participants
3.3 Instruments
3.3.1 Writing Proficiency Test
3.3.2 Error Analysis Categorization
3.3.3 Questionnaire
3.3.4 Semi-structured Interview
3.4 The Pilot Study
3.4.1 Data Collection Procedures
3.4.2 Data Analysis
3.4.3 Piloting the Questionnaire
3.4.4 Piloting the Category of Error Types
3.5 The Main Study
3.5.1 The Sampling Method and Description of the Samples
3.5.2 Data Collection Procedures
3.6 Data Analysis
3.6.1 Scoring the Writing Proficiency Test
3.6.2 Calculating Frequencies of Writing Errors
3.6.3 Implementing the Questionnaire
3.6.4 Transcribing and Analyzing Interviews
CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DATA ANALYSIS /lOO
4.1 Descriptive Statistics in Chinese I2 Students' Writing Error Patterns
4.1.1 Frequencies and Percentages of Writing Errors
4.1.2 Levels of Error
4.1.3 The Relationship between Students' Writing Errors and Their Writing Profi-ciency
4.2 Linguistic Factors Causing Writing Errors
4.2.1 The Frequencies of Interlingual and Intralingual Transfer
4.2.2 Correlation of Writing Errors with Interlingual and Intralingual Reasons
4.2.3 Errors Caused by Interlingual Transfer
4.2.4 Errors Caused by Intralingual Transfer
4.3 Questionnaire Statistics
4.3.1 Factor Analysis
4.3.2 The Three Topic Factors
4.3.3 Students' Writing Errors and Writing Attitudes, Writing Difficulties, and Corrective Feedback
4.3.4 Predicative Effects on WA, WD and CF
4.4 Semi-structured Interview
4.4.1 Students' Perspective on Their Writing Errors
4.4.2 Teachers' Perspective on Students' Writing Errors
4.5 Writing Instructions in the Non-English Major Class
CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION
5.1 Writing Errors in Eight Years
5.2 Relationship between Writing Errors and Writing Proficiency
5.3 Linguistic Causes of Writing Errors
5.4 Non-linguistic Causes of Writing Errors
5.5 Other Particular Variables Affecting Writing Proficiency
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS
6.1 Summary of Findings
6.2 Research Implications
6.2.1 For Teaching L2 Writing
6.2.2 For L2 Learners
6.2.3 For School Administrators
6.3 Limitations
6.4 Future Studies
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 The Writing Proficiency Test
Appendix 2 Scoring Scheme for the Writing Proficiency Test
Appendix 3 List of Codes Used to Analyse the Errors in English Writing
Appendix 4 Items in Piloting Questionnaire (English Version)
Appendix 5 Items in Piloting Questionnaire (Chinese Version)
Appendix 6 Items in Semi-structured Interview (English Version)
Appendix 7 Items in Semi-strnetured Interview ( Chinese Version)
Appendix 8 An Example of Transcription in an Interview ( English Version)
Appendix 9 An Example of Transcription in an Interview ( Chinese Version)
Appendix 10 Questionnaire Consent Form
Appendix 11 Interview Consent Form
Appendix 12 The Cutting Point of Three Different Proficiency Groups
Appendix 13 Item in Questionnaire of the Main Study
Appendix 14 Items in Questionnaire of the Main Study (Chinese Version)
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