中美地方高校大学生同题作文对比分析——基于语料库分析法  

A Contrastive Analysis of Shared-topic Writing among College Students between China and America——Based on the Corpus Approach

作　　者：叶翠英[1] 

机构地区：[1]广西大学,广西南宁530005

出　　处：《高教论坛》2013年第10期127-129,共3页higher education forum

基　　金：广西大学高教项目"基于语料库的大学英语写作模式研究"(20110302)

摘　　要：本文采用语料库分析法,对46篇中美非英语专业大学生的同题作文,从句法和语篇层面进行对比分析,并探讨两者表现出差异的原因及给中国英语教学提供的启示。结果表明:中国学生在写作中多使用简单句,美国学生更多地使用复合句,特别是that宾语从句;中国大学生使用连接词、第一人称代词、情态动词should,must的比率高于美国大学生。This paper makes a contrastive analysis from syntax and discourse, based on the corpus approach. The data for analysis come from the non--English major students between Guangxi University,China and MSU of the United States, which contains 46 shared--topic compositions. After the contrastive analysis, the paper also discusses the possible causes for the differences and the implications in EFL writing. The results of the study indicate that：in writing,Chinese students use more simple sentences while the college students of the United States use more complex sentences, especially the object clauses. Chinese college students tend to overuse conjunctions, first personal pronouns ＂ I＂ and the modal verbs ＂should,must＂ in writing.

关 键 词：中美大学生 同题作文 对比分析 

分 类 号：G642[文化科学—高等教育学]