A Study on the Improper Use of Punctuation in Junior Students’ English Writing

Abstract Punctuation is very important in English writing, which leads to a better understanding of the writing。 Junior students start to learn English writing and this is an important stage for them to form good writing habits。 This paper studies the improper use of punctuation in junior students’ English writing and the possible reasons that result in such impropriety which include the negative transfer of mother tongue, school education and the quick pace of people’s life。 The subjects are from Class Nine, Grade Nine in Hangzhou Jialvyuan Middle school。 By observing and collecting the punctuation mistakes in students’ English writings, the author gives a concrete analysis about those mistakes。 At the same time, the students’ responses for the necessity of punctuation are examined in the questionnaire。 At the end of the study, the three possible reasons have been analyzed one by one。 Based on all of these, suggestions for the teachers are given to a better teaching of punctuation in students’ English writing。85118

Keywords: punctuation, junior students’ English writing, improper use of punctuation 

关于初中生英语作文中标点符号的不恰当使用研究

摘  要 标点符号在英语写作中非常重要,能够帮助读者更好地理解文章。初中生处于刚开始学习英语写作的阶段,这也是他们养成良好写作习惯的重要阶段。此论文主要研究了初中生的英语作文中出现的几种常见标点错误以及导致这类错误的可能原因。此论文主要列举了三点原因:母语的负迁移,学校英语教育以及社会科技的快节奏发展。在这篇论文中,研究对象来自杭州嘉绿苑中学初三九班。论文作者通过观察,收集了学生英语作文中标点符号不恰当使用的例子,并对这些例子展开详细的分析。同时,问卷也会调查学生对标点符号的重视度。在论文的末尾,作者会对造成标点符号不恰当使用的原因进行分析。基于以上研究,作者将为今后的教学工作提出建议以促进学生对标点符号的掌握与使用。源Q于W优H尔J论K文M网WwW.youeRw.com 原文+QQ75201.,8766

毕业论文关键词:标点符号,初中生英语作文,标点符号的不恰当使用

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

2。 Literature Review on Punctuation 2

2。1 The Definition of Punctuation 2

2。2 The Classification of punctuation marks 3

2。3 The Differences of punctuation marks between English and Chinese languages 3

2。4 The Specific Definition and Function of some punctuation marks 4

3。 Methodology 8

3。1 Participants 8

3。2 Research Method 8

4。 Results and Discussion 10

4。1 Examples of Students’ Improper Use of Punctuation in English Writing 10

4。2 Discussion 15

5。 Conclusion 18

References 20

Appendix 22

Appendix 1 Mini-test 22

Appendix 2 Questionnaire 24

1。 Introduction

At the junior middle stage of school education, a good, standard English writing comply with some basic principles such as the linguistic principles, rhetorical principles and metaphysical principles。 Specifically, the linguistic principles include the vocabulary, sentence structure, grammar, tense and so on。 The rhetorical principles are about the effective use of language for expressing the writer’s viewpoints to his readers, which include the topic awareness, logic and rhetorical devices。 The two principles mentioned above are often emphasized by English teachers。 However, the metaphysical principles which are about the punctuation marks, to some extent, are usually ignored in English writing class。 Xiao Fushou(2007) states that punctuation is a necessary part of a writing, which makes the meaning of a writing clear to readers。 It is regulated by Hangzhou Senior Entrance Examination that five punctuation errors in English writing will lead to one point lost。 So to some degree, punctuation is attached importance。 But it is not enough to get teachers and students pay close attention to punctuation。来自优W尔Y论W文C网WWw.YoueRw.com 加QQ7520,18766

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