An Analysis of Common Error Types in High School English Writing and Their Countermeasures

Abstract

The cultivation and improvement of students’ writing ability have been emphasized in the recent reform of the National College Entrance Examination. However, there is much concern over many students’ current English writing situation. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the common writing error types and propose relevant countermeasures in teaching English writing. Students’ writings of two classes in grade 11 in a certain high school in Chongqing were taken as the research object. This thesis takes action research method, product analysis method and literature research method, and mainly discusses the common English writing error types, the possible reasons and counter-measures for errors in the writing of grade 11 students in the certain high school. It has proven that students in the two classes indeed have some common types of errors. The significance of this research lies in proposing some countermeasures to errors and references to teachers according to the analysis of students’ common errors and the possible reasons behind them so that students’ English writing quality could be improved.